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 ...

Learn what you could see in the night sky with no equipment from the Royal Observatory Greenwich; from galaxies and meteor showers to comets, star clusters, cloud formations and more ...

Visit the home of Greenwich Mean Time, stand on the world-famous Prime Meridian Line and come to London's only Planetarium ...

Find out more about the ancient names associated with the Moon - and what they mean Blue moons, Harvest moons, Worm moons? Find out more about the ancient names associated with the phases of the Moon ...

"Clouds are said to be the bane of astronomers, but they can also be the inspiration for a breath-taking astrophotograph. These rare, incredibly high nacreous clouds reflect colour like oil does on ...

Exposure: Lives at Sea is a photography exhibition at the National Maritime Museum exploring what life is really like for those who work at sea today. Through a series of photographs taken by those ...

Annie Maunder (1868-1947) was an astronomer, astrophotographer and science communicator. During her lifetime she made important contributions to numerous areas of astronomy, particularly solar ...

Diwali at the National Maritime Museum is a fantastic family-friendly celebration, featuring free live performances, workshops, talks, a lantern parade and more. For two years running the Museum has ...

How did the Sun, planets and moons in the Solar System form? There is a surprising amount of debate and several strong and competing theories, but do scientists have an answer? Any theory about how ...

The historical context of our sites, the purposes they serve and the number of visitors we receive all present challenges to operating in a sustainable manner. Nonetheless, RMG has a track record of ...

What did polar explorers wear on their long voyages into the Arctic and Antarctic regions? Come and make your very own paper doll outfits in this drop-in craft session. Together we will explore ...

Water courses through the works of William Shakespeare. The sea carves out plots, turns the tide on characters' fates, and acts as a device for exploring a range of human emotions and experiences.