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Create a sensory tray to help explore the Northern Lights.

Learn more about how William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781, the first new planet that had been discovered since antiquity

Help us in our important work by remembering Royal Museums Greenwich in your will

Discover what to see in the night sky this May, from a galaxy that looks like a hat, to spinning space eggs and more

The best time to see and photograph a planet is when it is at opposition. Find out more and check the key opposition dates for Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

Find out how we measure time on the Red Planet, and what to expect in a Martian calendar year

Galileo pioneered the use of the telescope for observing the night sky. His discoveries undermined traditional ideas about a perfect and unchanging cosmos with the Earth at its centre.

Explore the experiences and stories of LGBTQ+ people in our collections, and find out more about the Museum's role in helping communities find new spaces for expression

Watch back our live Moon viewing, where Royal Observatory astronomers took a close-up view of the lunar surface to mark 50 years since humans last went to the Moon