Visitors take a picture in a replica Captain's chair at the Science Museum. The event forms part of the global digital ‘Star Trek Vulcan Salute’ celebration, connecting fans around the world through ...

SENsory Astronights is an overnight event for families with members who benefit from a more relaxed museum atmosphere. Experience all the excitement of our Astronights in a more calm and free-flowing ...

Looking for fun things to do in London with young children? Join the Science Museum Explainers for Bubble Explorers, an engaging and lively interactive live show designed especially for young children ...

Please find information below for journalists, broadcasters and media about our recent announcements, new galleries and exhibitions, world-renowned collection and how to access our experts. Please ...

Before antibiotics, a relatively minor infection could prove incurable or even deadly. Everything from paper cuts to childbirth had the potential to kill through bacterial infection. The accidental ...

The first significant UK exhibition to be presented on the subject of carbon capture and storage, Our Future Planet will open on 19 May 2021 when the Science Museum re-opens its doors and will remain ...

Discover the new out-of-this-world Jellycat Space Crew in our special themed Space shop. Get a limited-edition surprise character enamel pin with every Jellycat purchase and complimentary space themed ...

Take a closer look at the Black Arrow rocket, and find out more about the future of space flight from Britain. On 28 October 1971, a British Black Arrow rocket launched the Prospero satellite into an ...

Powerful permanent magnets can play a crucial role in modern technology but magnets have fascinated people and had many uses throughout history. Dan Reardon is an Australian astrophysicist: he ...

This is the oldest essentially unaltered rotative engine in the world. Built by James Watt in 1788, it incorporates all of his most important steam-engine improvements. The engine was used at Matthew ...

Antibiotics were nothing short of miraculous when they were first mass produced in 1940s. Infections from surgery, childbirth, even scraping your knee went from killing millions every year, to being ...

Climate change is a reality in all our lives—but some places and people are already more severely and directly affected by it than others. The Arctic is one of the fastest warming regions on our earth ...