This year marks 350 years since The Royal Observatory in Greenwich was founded. Take a look at five astronomically great ...

It was built in the 1820s after George IV authorised the British Admiralty to establish a royal observatory at the Cape of Good Hope, to provide accurate star positions to help ships navigate the ...

The Royal Observatory in Greenwich says the further north stargazers are, the more likely they are to see the display – but heightened solar activity coming from the sun, our nearest star ...

If you love space, National Astronomy Week (NAW) is happening from 1-9 February to celebrate the best planet parade in 40 ...

And two £2 new coin designs will celebrate 200 years of the modern railway and the founding of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich ... of these moments in British history and can be treasured ...