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Views on Creation lecture
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Royal Observatory events
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Space Safari
Join Ted the Teddy Bear as he journeys throughout...
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Meet the Neighbours
Come and meet the planets next-door in this live...
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Solar System, Galaxy, Universe
This new show explores the scale of the solar...
Astronomy fact files
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The diameter of the Sun is 1,400,000 km (840,000 miles) which is more than 100 times the diameter of the Earth.
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The basic difference between a star and a planet is that a star emits light, but a planet shines by reflected light.
Time fact files
At 1.00 am GMT on Sunday 27 March 2011 clocks go forward one hour. Find out more about BST in our fact file.
Doctor Who Confidential
Karen Gillan (aka Doctor Who's Amy Pond) visits the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
Clip from Doctor Who Confidential, Series 5 Ep. 11: Extra Time. First broadcast BBC Three, 7:30pm 12 June 2010. Used by permission.