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Watch what happened when a group of young people went behind the scenes at the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre

Your favourite photos from this year's Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition

Collections Storage Officer Louise Bascombe and Object Conservation Manager Karen Jensen illuminate the history and future of some of the most vulnerable items in the collection and show how work continued safely behind the scenes while the museum was closed in 2020.

For over 200 years, British shipowners and companies have recruited sailors from the Indian Ocean region, more commonly known as lascars. These seamen have worked, fought and died on board British vessels yet have not always been given the recognition they deserve. The Caird Library and Archive holds phrasebooks which aimed to capture the language spoken by this diverse group of people serving on board European ships.

Black holes seem like the stuff of science fiction, but the reality is even more peculiar

Delve into the National Maritime Museum collections and find out what life on board a 19th century whaling vessel was really like.

Officers, gentlemen, and dedicated followers of fashion... Author and lecturer Dr Amy Miller explains how the history of Royal Navy clothing isn't as 'uniform' as it first appears.

The Caird Library and Archive’s new display showcases some journals and diaries from our Archive collection.

See the stunning winning and shortlisted images in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2022 Annie Maunder Prize for Image Innovation category

See the stunning winning and shortlisted images in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2022 Our Sun category