09 Aug 2020
Captain Matthew Webb (1848–1883): the first person to swim the Channel
Captain Matthew Webb was the first person to swim across the English Channel unaided. Using our library and archive collections we research the life of this extraordinary man.
29 Jul 2020
Night sky highlights - August 2020
Discover what to see in the night sky in August 2020 including the Perseids meteor shower.
21 Jul 2020
Hidden gendered symbolism in the Armada Portrait
How did Elizabeth I use gendered symbolism in the Armada Portrait? Dr Kit Heyam explores.
13 Jul 2020
Meet The Caretakers: keeping Cutty Sark safe during lockdown
Lockdown may have kept visitors away, but it hasn't stopped Royal Museums Greenwich's security team. They have been working round the clock as usual to keep the ship safe.
25 Jun 2020
Juno - NASA's mission to Jupiter
Juno is a space probe developed by NASA which is currently orbiting around Jupiter. Now 4 years into its mission, what has the Juno probe revealed about the largest planet in our solar system?
24 Jun 2020
Night sky highlights - July 2020
Discover what to see in the night sky in July 2020, including the planets Jupiter and Saturn.
17 Jun 2020
Windrush passenger lists in the National Maritime Museum collection
At the end of the Second World War Britain was busy rebuilding a nation that was shattered by the war. The British government recruited workers from the Caribbean to cope with the shortage of labour in some British industries.