Essential information
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| Date and times | Opens 27 March 2026 | 10am-5pm |
| Prices | Experience + planetarium: £16 | Experience only: £8 |
| 25% off for Members. Not a Member? Join now |
Get ready for a brand-new, interactive space-themed adventure, coming to the National Maritime Museum in March 2026. Astronomers Take Over is a multi-zone, family-friendly experience, perfect for little ones and anyone with a love for all things space!
Meet real astronomers, try your hand at landing a Mars rover, use a starlight splitter and step inside an awe-inspiring ‘galaxy box’ to find out just how amazing our Universe is.
Plus, while the Peter Harrison Planetarium is closed for refurbishment, we’re pleased to bring you an alternative planetarium experience, with all the excitement of our world-class programming, but in a more intimate space.
Inside Astronomers Take Over
Head into the following zones to meet the team, ask questions and try some space demonstrations.
Plan your visit
How to book
Click through to our booking site to choose between a combined Astronomers Take Over and planetarium show ticket or an Astronomers Take Over only ticket. Members get a 25% discount on tickets.
Visiting the National Maritime Museum
Astronomers Take Over is located downstairs inside the National Maritime Museum.
The Museum is a short walk from the centre of Greenwich, with regular DLR, rail, bus and river boat services available.
Learn more about space and astronomy
The Royal Observatory is the historic centre of UK astronomy.
The Observatory is just a short walk from Astronomers Take Over at the National Maritime Museum, so why not make the most of your day out in Greenwich and visit both places together? Find out more.
Frequently asked questions
Here's a link to the Astronomers Take Over FAQs page.
The Night Sky: for everyone over 7
The Night Sky planetarium show is a classic guide to the night sky presented live by an astronomer. Explore the night sky as it appears on the day of your visit; learn about the locations of various astronomical objects and how to spot them; and plan ahead for what else is coming up later in the season. Every day (or night!) is slightly different, so the content is constantly changing.
Younger children will not be admitted.
Solar System Sightseeing: for over 5s
Tour the Solar System and learn about the wide range of environments within it, the challenges of exploring this vast region and what lies beyond! Everything in the Solar System is nearby in an astronomical sense, but compared to life on Earth, it is vast and varied. A journey around the celestial neighbourhood will reveal some of its workings and diverse environments including moons, asteroids, planets and more. There’s so much to see; the audience will be asked to help the astronomer choose what to concentrate on.
Younger children will not be admitted.
Animals in Space! For under 5s
From their involvement in the space race to what we see in the stars themselves, animals have played a major role in space and our understanding of it. In this planetarium show, we'll visit the International Space Station and the Moon, explore constellations, and here and there you may just spot Royal Observatory Greenwich’s beloved mascot: Ted the bear...
No adults without children will be admitted.
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