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    Cutty Sark Open daily 10am-5pm Last entry 4.15pm Adult: £22 | Child: £11 Members go free
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    Royal Observatory Open daily 10am-6pm Last entry 5.15pm Adult: £24 | Child: £12 Members go free
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    ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition See the world's greatest space photography at the National Maritime Museum
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    Heritage Crafts Weekend We're celebrating the heritage craft skills used to build and maintain Cutty Sark with drop-in activities
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    Astronomers Take Over This brand-new interactive gallery gives curious minds aged 4 to 104 the space to play, learn and explore!
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    Must-see artworks in the Queen's House What to look out for in the inspiring new take on the Queen’s House’s displays in 2026
    Night sky highlights - May 2026 May’s night sky brings a rare blue moon, meteors from Halley’s Comet, and a strange galactic hamburger. We’ll also explore Coma Berenices and use it to find star clusters and distant galaxies.
    Making Waves: Dr Dawn Wright Oceanographer and chief scientist Dr Dawn Wright on diving to the deepest part of the ocean – and why we need to stand up for our blue planet
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Are there aliens?
Life began on the Earth around 3.5 billion years ago. Could life have evolved on other planets and if so where are they? Astronomers at the Royal Observatory Greenwich explain how we might detect them in this video.
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Shadows On Other Worlds
Join the astronomers at the Royal Observatory Greenwich as they go on an adventure to discover what shadows look like on other worlds.
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Seeing the Invisible
Imagine what it would be like to have super powers and see the invisible - sounds pretty fun doesn't it? Join the Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers as they explore the science behind some seemingly invisible and sneaky forces in space.
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Exploring moons
Our Moon is just one of many moons in the solar system. Join Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers as they explore some of the different properties and characteristics of a few weird and interesting moons orbiting around the other planets.
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Solar System in a box
In this video, Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomer Brendan recreates the Solar System in plasticine form to demonstrate the science of light and dark, and light and shadow, in space. Students can recreate their very own Solar System in a Box.
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Caird connections
In this bicentennial year of the modern railway, we take the opportunity to explore some railway connections in the Caird Library and Archive.
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Apollo 11 crew
Who were the Apollo 11 crew? When did they land? How exactly did they get there?
RMG Events wins big at Prestigious Venues Awards 2024
Read more about our night at the Prestigious Venue Awards 2024
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Putting names to faces in the Challenger Expedition archives
Dr Rebecca Martin investigates the photograph albums from the Challenger Expedition, trying to recover the identities of the people the ship encountered on its global voyage
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The Challenger Expedition
The 19th century voyage that transformed our understanding of the ocean
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