25 Jan 2024
Night sky highlights - February 2024
Discover what to see in February's night sky, including the Lynx constellation, some stunning spiral galaxies and a planetary conjunction for those in the Southern Hemisphere.
18 Dec 2023
Night sky highlights - January 2024
Discover what to see in January's night sky, including the Quadrantid meteor shower, close lunar encounters of Jupiter and the Pleiades, and a stunning swarm of stars from the Beehive Cluster.
08 Dec 2023
Preserving hiss-story: conserving a taxidermy snake
A look at the treatment of a taxidermy puff adder captured by the crew of HMS Terrible
31 Oct 2023
Astronomy news from the Astronomy Ambassadors Group - October 2023
See what cosmic news our young people have found for you!
30 Oct 2023
What is a nocturnal?
Learn more about the nocturnal or ‘nocturlabe’, used for centuries to tell the time based on the movement of the stars
16 Oct 2023
Armchair Empires: Thomas Pennant’s ‘Outlines of the Globe’
Explore a fascinating collection in the Caird Library and Archive which was written by a “traveller” who didn’t do any travelling.
12 Oct 2023
The history of Bounce: 'a dog of talents'
At the end of the 18th century, Bounce was not only a beloved companion to one of our most famous admirals, but considered by his owner the perfect naval dog - and more intelligent than some of his officers!