Join us as we celebrate World Knot Tying Day at Cutty Sark! The anniversary recognises Clifford W. Ashley, who wrote and illustrated The Ashley Book of Knots, which features over 3,500 different knots ...

Three portraits, one historic exhibition: don't miss your last chance to see the Armada Portraits of Elizabeth I for free at the Queen’s House in Greenwich. The Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I is one ...

Anywhere as rich with history as Greenwich probably also has a few skeletons in its closets - perhaps literally! From being the birthplace of Tudor royalty, including King Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, ...

Ryan Imperio's spellbinding image of our Sun earned him the top prize in Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 ...

Benjamin Lawler, aged 8, and his brother Joshua, 10, are just beginning to discover the myriad wonders of the cosmos.

Astronomy Photographer of the Year is the largest international competition of its kind. Every year we showcase the best space photography from a global community of astrophotographers. The ...

At the National Maritime Museum, we take play seriously! This summer, come and enjoy lots of maritime-themed fun for the whole family. Unless specified, activities are drop in and will take place in ...

From star-studded skyscapes to magnified moons and streaming suns: the beauty of the cosmos is revealed in the shortlist for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 competition. Now in its 16th ...

How did the Sun, planets and moons in the Solar System form? There is a surprising amount of debate and several strong and competing theories, but do scientists have an answer? Any theory about how ...

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 ...

The historical context of our sites, the purposes they serve and the number of visitors we receive all present challenges to operating in a sustainable manner. Nonetheless, RMG has a track record of ...

With hundreds of observatories worldwide surveilling the sky, and extremely high-tech cameras zipping around the Solar System, you might assume there's nothing left in space for an amateur astronomer ...