Greenwich's Royal Observatory is improving access to its buildings and creating new educational and events spaces in a £77m ...

The Royal Observatory in Greenwich has promised “universal access to see what is one of the greatest telescopes in Britain” ...

June 22 marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the historic Prime Meridian that is considered by many to be the birthplace of modern astronomy. To celebrate, we're ...

Near the small town of Herstmonceux in the English county of East Sussex sits the former home of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. The Royal Observatory Greenwich was first built in Greenwich, London, ...

The Royal Observatory Greenwich commemorated its 350th anniversary, having been established in 1675 by King Charles II. Its initial mandate focused on resolving the longitude problem, a significant ...

LONDON • On a blustery afternoon, a multinational clot of tourists waited for a turn to straddle some of the most ephemeral notions — time and space. They'd come to the Royal Observatory, perched on a ...

From sundials to atomic clocks, London's Royal Observatory explores the timepieces that helped shape the world ...

In anticipation of the upcoming equinox at Saturn, the imaging science team on NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is releasing today a series of images and movies capturing scenes possible only once every 15 ...

Sperrgebiet by Vikas Chander. Image credit: Vikas Chander/Royal Greenwich Observatory. The nominees are in! A sampling of the 140 photos shortlisted for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year ...

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