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When the upper stage of aSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket struck the Moon on 5 August, it became the latest human-made object to reach the lunar surface. Travelling at more than 5,000mph, the discarded rocket was expected to carve out a fresh impact near the Einstein and Bell craters, adding one more chapter to humanity’s growing…

During the 1940s and ’50s, stylish ladies across Britain dazzled in the playfully patterned, brightly colored dresses of Horrockses Fashions, a popular clothing brand based in the city of Preston in northern England. Horrockses counted Queen Elizabeth II among its notable fans, but its prices were also within reach of ordinary women searching for a…

A museum has launched a national appeal in the hope of locating a lost piece of Preston fashion history, a month before the opening of a major exhibition of a celebrated Lancashire fashion brand

A city’s fashion museum has been granted a further £7.2m in funding as it plans to move to a new home

Just before the matinee screening of The Odyssey, Matthew Raymond is running around the projection room in South Kensington, threading film and making checks

As travelers increasingly seek meaningful domestic experiences during this milestone 250th year for the United States, 21c Museum Hotels is inviting guests to rediscover some of the country’s most creative and undiscovered cities through its new limited-time Hidden Gems package

We have selected seven Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. What to see at the Shenzhen Natural History Museum, from dinosaur fossils to meteorites The Shenzhen Natural History Museum opened to the public on July…

President Donald Trump ordered signs outside the National Museum of American History warning visitors that American historical accounts inside aren’t accurate, in his telling

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of pneumonia, in an upscale New York City neighbourhood is slowing, authorities say, but the bacteria have made their way into the cooling systems of several well-known Manhattan landmarks

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden has promoted Jenny Waters to museum director, the Old Town institution announced Wednesday