The Royal Observatory Greenwich has closed its south building for a £77m, three-year renovation, adding new galleries, ...

The Royal Observatory Greenwich has closed its south building for a £77m, three-year renovation, adding new galleries, step-free access, ...

Ashley Waterhouse, chair of Derby Civic Society, is worried that Derby is losing its identity but says we must remember what ...

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 ...

The prestigious appointment to Astronomer Royal will enable Professor Dougherty to inform on the fascinating world of ...

A total lunar eclipse “blood moon” should be visible for much of England and Wales on Sunday night as clear skies are ...

The role of Astronomer Royal dates back to the creation of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich in 1675. John Flamsteed from Derby was the first person to fill the role.

A total lunar eclipse “blood moon” was visible from parts of the UK on Sunday evening. The country’s stargazers got the ...

However, a historically high honour is the Astronomer Royal role. The role is awarded to a highly renowned astronomer and dates all the way back to June 1675.

The Royal Observatory was founded to remedy these defects, and Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, was charged to make observations for “rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens ...

ON Saturday last the annual visitation of the Royal Observatory was held, when the Astronomer-Royal read his annual report, which refers to a period of thirteen lunations, from the new moon of ...