Explore our stellar activities and shows coming to community venues, shopping centres and City Library next week. The fun will be out of this world!
Saquib Idrees writes about the many uses of satellites, from spying to exploring space—and making it possible for us to watch our favourite TV programmes!
Did you know that astronauts on Apollo missions were issued with tape recorders and could listen to music in space? Jenny Rowan explores the technology (and the crew’s musical choices).
In this blog post co-authored with the Juno mission team, Charlotte writes about some of the more unusual discoveries made by NASA’s Juno probe while orbiting Jupiter.
In our exhibition Hello Universe, we invite visitors to have a go at drawing the Moon, just like Galileo did in the 17th century. Our curatorial team have selected a handful of the best drawings—is yours among them?
From the very first views of the Moon to NASA’s Mars Exploration Program… Volunteer blogger Laura looks at how Hello Universe represents the history of space exploration.
Ever wondered what a bolt of lightning on Jupiter sounds like? Volunteer blogger James discovers how Hello Universe reveals a little-heard sonic world.
Our new exhibition, Hello Universe, explores the incredible sights and sounds of space. Volunteer blogger Shawana takes a look at some of the highlights.
James Wilson reports back from a special screening of The Dish, where Bradford-born Mike Dinn discussed his role in the Apollo 11 broadcast.
Taking amazing photographs of the night sky is easier than you think. Bill McSorley of the West Yorkshire Astronomical Society shares some tips for beginners.
Mission: Space, our fabulous interstellar half term adventure, is on this week. As part of it we have a fascinating display of space food, very generously loaned to us by The Space Collective.
On Tuesday 26 September 2017, we took delivery of a very special object: Tim Peake’s Soyuz descent module had landed at the National Science and Media Museum.