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, ...

London is no stranger to a cracking exhibition, with classic artistic masterpieces to modern exhibitions taking to the ...

GREENWICH — More than 50 people came out to an eclipse-watching gathering at the Bowman Observatory to marvel at the otherworldly spectacle, putting on safety glasses, tracing the path of the ...

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 ...

An iconic observatory in south east London is marking its 350th anniversary this year. First established by King Charles II and designed by Christopher Wren, The Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park ...

You’ve looked at Luke Jerram’s inflatable moon as it pops up around the place, and next year, you will be able to touch a metal moon as well.

Mirror Moon goes on display in the Meridian Courtyard at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, right alongside the Prime Meridian ...

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 ...

The crater in the center of this HiRISE image defines where zero longitude is on Mars, like the Greenwich Observatory does for the Earth. Originally, the larger crater that this crater sits within, ...

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, ...