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The last transit of Mercury took place on 11 November 2019. Find out more about the science behind this extremely rare astronomical event

The planet Neptune is the furthest planet from the Sun and is orbited by Triton.

For over 300 years explorers risked their lives to search the Arctic for a route between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans

Satellites orbit planets, which orbit the Sun, which in turn orbits the centre of the Milky Way. But why?

In 1612, explorer Thomas Button sailed in two ships, Resolution and the Discovery, in search of the North-West Passage.

At the Caird Library we receive questions about sailing times between two ports of call very frequently.

One of the many treasures to be found in the collections of the Caird Library is John Pine's The tapestry hangings of the House of Lords: representing the several engagements between the English and Spanish fleets in the ever memorable year 1588 (RMG ID: PBE3597)

The Caird Library's display case has a new display showcasing some of the collection of personal papers of Admiral William Cornwallis.

The Libraries Week 2019 theme is celebrating libraries in a digital world. To mark the occasion here at the Caird Library we thought it would be fitting to highlight some of the work we have done over the last few years in digitising parts of our collections and making them more accessible.