The Shipping Forecast was first broadcast on the BBC in 1925. Explore the history of the forecast, and discover objects connected with the power of our ocean at the National Maritime Museum and ...

The Battle of Trafalgar took place on 21 October 1805. Find out what led up to the British attack on the Franco-Spanish fleet – and how Nelson laid the plans for victory. The Battle of Trafalgar is ...

Crew List: Agreements and Official Logs for Ship Ellen Anne, Official Number 53040 (Manuscript) 1915 RSS/CL/1915/3365/42 Crew List: Agreements and Official Logs for Ship Ellen Anne, Official Number ...

Crew List: Agreements and Official Logs for Ship Kansas City, Official Number 102481 (Manuscript) 1915 RSS/CL/1915/3490/12 Crew List: Agreements and Official Logs for Ship Kansas City, Official Number ...

The history of water and surface environments on early Mars is encoded in the planet’s sedimentary rocks. The traverses made by the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers offer us remarkable windows into ...

The winter solstice is the day of the year with the fewest hours of daylight. In the northern hemisphere this date falls in December every year. In 2024 the winter solstice will occur on Saturday 21 ...

Join us for this special planetarium show to celebrate National Astronomy Week, presented live by a Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomer. Suitable for adults and families. Come stargazing in our ...

Discover how a rich collection of papers related to a Napoleonic prisoner of war has been made available for anyone to explore at the Caird Library and Archive Cataloguing is crucial to managing ...

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is the historic home of British astronomy, Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the world. The Royal Observatory was founded by Charles II in 1675, and now ...

Our Members' support is vital to our work as a charity, helping us to care for the national collection and tell stories of our place in the world and in the Universe. Find out how to become a Member ...

2025 marks 350 years since the foundation of the Royal Observatory, the first state-funded, purpose-built scientific institution in Britain. The Royal Observatory was established by Charles II to make ...

Join our resident sea shanty groups at Cutty Sark on the first weekend of every month as they sing a selection of traditional maritime songs ...