Museum blog

This month we investigate the history of the old library at the Royal Observatory and discover some of its astronomical treasures which are today in the Airy Collection of the Caird Library and Archive.

April’s night sky brings a rich mix of sights, from the inner rocky planets Venus and Mercury to meteor showers and even distant colliding galaxies.

Most of us are familiar with the doomed 1845 Arctic Expedition led by Sir John Franklin and with his contemporary, the novelist Charles Dickens. But largely forgotten is a connection between the two.

Discover what to see in March, from the last full moon of winter to a conjunction of Venus and Saturn.

Explore some interesting space science, written by our Astronomy Ambassadors Group.

In this blog we explore how our ancestors obtained ice in an age before widespread domestic refrigeration.

Explore what you can see in the night sky this February, including the Pleiades and the four biggest planets in our Solar System.