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Partial solar eclipse LIVE
Watch back our livestream from March 2025, when the Moon hid around 40% of the Sun
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Queen's House Ice Rink
The most beautiful outdoor ice skating location in London
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Moon landing conspiracy theories, debunked
The Moon landings were faked. Apollo 11 didn't happen. Humans never set foot on the Moon. Heard all this before?
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Meteor shower guide 2026
Want to see shooting stars? Check the key dates for major meteor showers in the UK in 2026, and how to see them in the night sky
Redeem your voucher for Royal Museums Greenwich
Redeem your voucher for Royal Museums Greenwich
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HMS Beagle
HMS Beagle was a Royal Navy ship, famed for taking English naturalist Charles Darwin on his first expedition around the world in 1831
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200 years of HMS Beagle: Charles Darwin, Galapagos, and an enduring legacy
On 11 May 1820 the ship that would later carry Charles Darwin to the Galapagos Islands was launched. Find out more about the remarkable legacy of HMS Beagle.
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The lost chronometer: the timepiece that sailed with Charles Darwin and Sir John Franklin
Learn more about the marine chronometer that journeyed on board HMS Beagle before being lost at sea during Sir John Franklin's disastrous expedition
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Charles Darwin: one of Britain's most celebrated naturalists
English naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882) developed groundbreaking theories on evolution following a five-year expedition on board HMS Beagle
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Voyages in ‘search and discoverie of strange coasts, the chiefe subject of this my labour’
Explore the works and legacy of Richard Hakluyt, an Elizabethan compiler and editor of travel writing, at the Caird Library and Archive.