Near the small town of Herstmonceux in the English county of East Sussex sits the former home of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. The Royal Observatory Greenwich was first built in Greenwich, London, ...

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In anticipation of the upcoming equinox at Saturn, the imaging science team on NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is releasing today a series of images and movies capturing scenes possible only once every 15 ...

The Royal Observatory Greenwich commemorated its 350th anniversary, having been established in 1675 by King Charles II. Its initial mandate focused on resolving the longitude problem, a significant ...

Near the small town of Herstmonceux in the English county of East Sussex sits the former home of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. The Royal Observatory Greenwich was first built in Greenwich, London, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The Royal Observatory Greenwich has unveiled the shortlisted ...

The earth’s astronomical navel* was about to shift its position. Britain’s Royal Observatory was preparing for its first permanent move in 271 years. Left behind in Greenwich (now part of London) ...

From sundials to atomic clocks, our understanding of time has become a lot more accurate as technological developments allowed us to measure it more precisely. Much more than helping us arrive on time ...