Hear from up-and-coming Brazilian artist Rafael Alonso about his piece ‘Very Nice’, the artwork he created for The Sun: Living With Our Star.
By Roger Highfield and Harry Cliff
Surprise solar storm underlines need for citizen science experiment
The Carrington Event of 1859 is the most violent solar storm on record. A storm of its magnitude in today’s technological era would cause devastating effects. Roger Highfield and Dr Harry Cliff explore more.
You might be heading down to the seaside this bank holiday weekend but how did the seaside become such a popular holiday destination? Associate Curator, Rupert Cole, puts this down to chemistry.
Curator of our recent exhibition The Sun: Living With Our Star, Dr Oliver Carpenter, takes a look back to the most important eclipse of the nineteenth century.
Lead Curator of The Sun: Living With Our Star, Harry Cliff, looks at the launch of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe as humankind reaches out to touch the Sun for the very first time.
Associate curator Rupert Cole explores the history and science of suncream.
Roger Highfield, Director of External Affairs, describes efforts to predict solar storms as the museum prepared to launch a major new exhibition about the Sun.
To mark the summer solstice Lead Curator of recent exhibition The Sun: Living With Our Star, Harry Cliff, explores the year without summer.
We explore the history of the White House solar panels 40 years after their installation and on the anniversary of Jimmy Carter’s famous speech turning science into politics.
Content Developer, Kyle Osbrink, explores the history and science behind an iconic summer fashion accessory.
Space weather could wreak havoc on Earth, yet few of us are taking the threat seriously.