Space
See the Wolf Moon through Yorkshire Museum telescope
Astronomer Martin Lunn is leading a series of three free evening sessions allowing stargazers to take a close-up look at the full moon at the Yorkshire Museum's ancient observatory.
National Archives reveal secrets of UFO sightings in 6,000-page dossier
The National Archives has released a 24-file, 6,000-page Ministry of Defence UFO dossier spanning the period 1994-2000 in the largest instalment of confidential reports to date.
Arctic art of Northern Lights to fuse science and performance at National Space Centre
The Northern Lights, the luminous cosmic rays over the northern hemisphere which have been given mythical status by indigenous Polar populations, will be the subject of a science-art collaboration at the National Space Centre in Leicester.
Explosive new show will reveal blazing Secret of the Sun at Greenwich's Royal Observatory
As the nearest star to Earth and our supplier of light and energy, it has been a constant source of fascination for sky-gazers. A spectacular new show at the Royal Observatory reveals the violent...
NASA uses Yorkshire Museum meteorite to prepare for Mars trip
A team of scientists from America and Europe is visiting Yorkshire Museum to make a 3D Map of a 4,500 million-year-old Middlesbrough Meteorite they plan to send to Mars.
Brighton Science Festival gets set to blast into action for 2010
Robert Winston, dating chemistry in pubs, spaghetti towers and anatomical operas will collide in one of the early highlights of the 2010 calendar when the Brighton Science Festival returns in...
National Archives release more UFO X files from its MOD archives
The National Archives has released exciting new UFO files from the Ministry of Defence archives, including details of the Rendlesham Forest Incident, dubbed Britain's Roswell.
Resource Review: UFO sightings and extra terrestrial investigations at The National Archives
Visitors to the National Archives website can delve into a mysterious history of UFOs in Britain stretching back to the early 20th century, reports Ed Sexton.
Curator's Choice: Alison Boyle of the Science Museum chooses Jocelyn Bell Burnell's radio telescope
In her own words... Alison Boyle, Space Curator of the Science Museum, explains the strange allure and importance of Jocelyn Bell Burnell's radio telescope, a star item in the Science Museum's new...
Cosmos and Culture opens astronomical show at Science Museum
New Science Museum show Cosmos and Culture reveals the 400-year history of astronomy, from Thomas Hariot's 17th century drawings of the moon to vast telescopes surveying modern day space.
John Tunnard's sci-fi magic and modernism breezes into Chichester Pallant House
Culture24 sees the many sides of John Tunnard in a rare show of his work at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester.
Star City: The Future Under Communism at Nottingham Contemporary
Taking its name from a training camp for Cosmonauts, Star City revisits Soviet-era ideas of progress. Space race ephemera features alongside art from the former Eastern Bloc.
Curator's Choice: Brigid Bradley of Croydon Museum picks Sci-Fi Fantasy Sketch
Brigid Bradley of Croydon Museum explains why the watercolour, Sci-Fi Fantasy Sketch by Norman Partridge, stands out in an exhibition featuring Henry Moore, Bridget Riley and other luminaries.
NASA astronaut launches Blast Off! at Eureka!
NASA astronaut and US Navy Pilot Ken Ham will be visiting Eureka! the National Children's Museum on Friday to launch their summer programme of activities, Blast Off!
NASA astronauts kick off their UK educational mission at MOSI
The crew of the latest Discovery Space Shuttle mission visited the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Manchester last night to launch their educational mission to the UK.
