Where to go to discover more

Space offers exciting opportunities within science, technology, engineering and education and, of course, for entertainment!

If you've enjoyed reading about space and BNSC's work on this website there are even more places you can visit for further information - either online or in person.

Museums

If you're interested in exhibitions about space here are some suggestions:

  • London's Science Museum - where you can see the British Black Arrow rocket, numerous other exhibits celebrating British achievement in space and a world class collection about science.
  • The National Space Centre in Leicester has themed galleries about the planets in our Solar System, human spaceflight and a space theatre.
  • The Armagh Planetarium in Northern Ireland complements the research work at the Armagh Observatory.
  • Spaceport is a space themed attraction on the Wirral, Merseyside.
  • Royal Observatory Greenwich in London - the capital's only planetarium.

Links

Here are some other websites you might find useful:

www.esa.int " the European Space Agency website.
www.nasa.gov " website of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States.
www.uk2planets.org.uk " this site covers any missions with UK involvement.
www.bbc.co.uk/sn/ " the BBC's Science and Nature section of its website highlighting television science programming. For all daily science news go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/default.stm.
www.royalsociety.org " online home of the Royal Society, Britain's oldest scientific academy. Details can be found on its annual Summer Science Exhibition, public lectures and other events.
www.rigb.org " website of the Royal Institution, another venerable British scientific institution, offering public events and the annual Christmas lectures.

Page last updated: 26 August 2008 by the UK Space Agency