In 1973 a Tudor wreck was discovered in the lower reaches of the River Plym in Plymouth, known as the Cattewater. This became the first wreck to be designated under the recently passed Protection of ...

As new technologies and instruments transformed astronomy in the late 1800s, observatory directors around the world started to employ women as cheap labour to help assemble and process vast amounts of ...

Join the Royal Observatory Greenwich for a rare opportunity to hear astrophysicists talk about the latest research in the fields of astronomy, physics, planetary geology and space exploration.

Learn what you could see in the night sky with no equipment from the Royal Observatory Greenwich; from galaxies and meteor showers to comets, star clusters, cloud formations and more ...

Subscribe and listen to the Royal Observatory Greenwich's podcast Look Up! Our astronomers Imo and Jess talk through some of this month’s must-see cosmic objects and discuss two space news stories: ...

Visit the home of Greenwich Mean Time, stand on the world-famous Prime Meridian Line and come to London's only Planetarium ...

The British Empire was at its largest in 1919. At this point, there was truth in the saying that the Sun never set on the British Empire. The British Empire was at its largest in 1919, after Britain ...

"Clouds are said to be the bane of astronomers, but they can also be the inspiration for a breath-taking astrophotograph. These rare, incredibly high nacreous clouds reflect colour like oil does on ...

Join us for The Sky Tonight, a live planetarium show presented by an astronomer from Royal Observatory Greenwich. Explore the night sky as it will be on the day of your visit and learn about some ...

Polar exploration, pirates and a host of other maritime themes are brought to life in this playful and immersive gallery for under-7s. We only charge for tickets during weekends, bank holidays and ...

Diwali at the National Maritime Museum is a fantastic family-friendly celebration, featuring free live performances, workshops, talks, a lantern parade and more. For two years running the Museum has ...

Stand on the historic Prime Meridian of the World at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Since 1884, all distances east and west have been measured from the Prime Meridian line in Greenwich. Astronomers ...