On Monday 21 August 2017, a solar eclipse was visible across most of the United States for the first time in a century. To celebrate, curator Ali Boyle shared a short history of eclipses and a few favourite objects from our collection.
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 […]
Introducing our new Virtual Reality experience
Celebrating the 80th birthday of Valentina Tereshkova
Discover the story of how Valentina Tereshkova became First Woman in Space
Churchill and the possibility of extra-terrestrial life.
Pip Moss, Content Manager for Antenna, explains one of the latest developments in space exploration, the LightSail.
Director of External Affairs, Roger Highfield, reports on the announcement of Tim Peake’s second mission to the ISS and our new virtual reality experience.
Curator Doug Millard explores the story of the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft ahead of it going on display in the UK in 2017.
Astronauts Tim Peake and Tim Kopra wowed hundreds of school children with tales from the International Space Station (ISS) on the same day the European Space Agency (ESA) attempted to land the Schiaparelli module on Mars.