The historic tea clipper is one of the most famous sights along the River Thames. But why was Greenwich chosen as Cutty ...

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: ...

Join us at the Queen's House for an afternoon of talks and live performances to mark Remembrance Day. In partnership with Matglen International Consulting, we invite you to remember the Armed Forces ...

Join us on Cutty Sark’s 155th birthday to mark not only this milestone anniversary but also the year the shipping forecast reached its centenary, as Charlie Connelly returns to perform ten years on ...

The planet Jupiter's more massive than all the other planets in the Solar System put together. It's a stormy mass of raging gas and metallic hydrogen. The planet Jupiter is the largest planet in the ...

Earlier this year, in May 2024, Queen’s House played host to Management Events’ (ME) Executive Day By Aurora Live. In partnership with our venue’ sales & ops teams, our trusted accredited partners & ...

Queer History Club is an informal, community-centred research group meeting monthly at the National Maritime Museum. If you’re interested in joining, come along and find out more. No historical ...

Discover how two astrophotographers who met online combined their expertise to win a prize in Astronomy Photographer of the Year Astrophotography can often be seen as a solitary pursuit, calling to ...

This event has now sold out. You can see more Member events here. Please note this event is now Sold Out. The James Webb Space Telescope launched on Christmas Day in 2021 and is now making spectacular ...

Due to severe wind gusts caused by Storm Bert, the Royal Observatory, Peter Harrison Planetarium and Greenwich Park will be closed on Sunday 24 November. If you had tickets booked for Sunday, you will ...

Join the Royal Observatory and the Royal Parks for a day of activities celebrating the winter solstice, and discover the ...

The ‘standard’ nautical mile is taken as 6080 feet (1.151 statute miles or 1853 metres) and is the unit of length used in sea and air navigation. A mile on land is equal to 5280 feet (1609.3 metres), ...