On a wall at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich hangs a portrait of John Harrison on loan from the Science Museum Group (SMG) collections and Art Curator Katy Barrett tells us more about this intriguing man.
Discover the story behind one of the latest developments in space exploration: the AstroRad Radiation Shield.
Lord Rees talks about the future of robotics.
Recent visitors to the Science Museum may have spied the updated ‘Planet Science’ display in our Exploring Space gallery. Space Curator Doug Millard explores the story behind ‘Planet Science’ below. It’s hard to believe that we didn’t know what the surface of Mars looked like until 1964. That was the year NASA’s Mariner 4 spacecraft flew past the planet and returned the first images. And for many it was a big disappointment; no rivers or oceans; no vegetation; no indications […]
Discover the story of how Valentina Tereshkova became First Woman in Space
Pip Moss, Content Manager for Antenna, explains one of the latest developments in space exploration, the LightSail.
Curator Doug Millard explores the story of the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft ahead of it going on display in the UK in 2017.
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden told hundreds of young visitors about upcoming missions, deploying the Hubble Space Telescope and the emotion of his final space mission as part of a Royal Society event for schools.
Astronauts can grow up to 7cm as their spines lengthen in the weightlessness of space. The SkinSuit aims to counteract this by squeezing the body from the shoulders to the feet.
Dr Buzz Aldrin discussed Apollo, ‘space selfies’ and how to colonise Mars in a recent Science Museum event.
Curator Doug Millard explores the unknown story of the father of the space age, Sergei Korolev.
Celebrating Tim Peake’s mission into space at the Science Museum with 11,000 visitors, 72 events, four cosmonauts and two live broadcasts