Discover what to see in May's night sky including the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, the crescent Moon next to the star Pollux, ...

Competition between the USA, China and Russia will have consequences for all of us here on Earth. But how is this 21st century space race different to the last one? The next 50 years of space ...

How do you know that your watch, clock or phone is telling exactly the right time? At one time, the only way was to look to the roof of the Observatory. Picture the scene, you are looking down from ...

The Royal Museums Greenwich press office handles all media enquiries for the Royal Observatory, the Peter Harrison Planetarium, Cutty Sark, the National Maritime Museum and the Queen’s House. For ...

Ship of Fools by Kehinde Wiley is a large oil painting that depicts a group of four migrants in a rickety boat, with a tree trunk growing where the mast would be. The painting makes visible not only ...

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Ahoy there! You are invited to a unique night at Cutty Sark joining the plentiful crew 'The Old Time Sailors' for a night of foot-stomping, dancing and singing! After a brilliant performance last year ...

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The National Maritime Museum, Queen's House, Cutty Sark and the Royal Observatory are all a quick, easy journey from central London, and then within easy walking distance of each other. All our ...

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