After 350 years, the UK's first female Astronomer Royal has been appointed. Professor Michele Dougherty will act as an ...

June 22 marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the historic Prime Meridian and considered by many to be the birthplace of modern astronomy.

Professor Michele Dougherty has been appointed as the UK's first ever female Astronomer Royal - a position which sees her as the official astronomical adviser to King Charles III.

The Royal Observatory is seen in the distance from the Queen's House, part of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, Tuesday Dec. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ...

But the original Royal Observatory Greenwich did not stay at its London location forever. By the 1930s, it was apparent to astronomers that London was no longer a feasible location to conduct ...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world descend on the Royal Observatory in Greenwich to pose for a photograph astride the Prime Meridian, the famous line which ...

The Royal Observatory became considered the home of time and navigation, establishing the Prime Meridian in 1884 as the world’s zero longitude and Greenwich Mean Time as a global standard.

After years of globetrotting, Halley returned to England where he was named astronomer royal in 1720, following the death of Flamsteed. On arriving at the observatory in Greenwich, however, he was ...

As the Royal Observatory Greenwich celebrates its 350th anniversary on June 22, 2025, we look back at its impacts on time, space and navigation.

However, this historic site is now at risk. In the summer of 2024, the Observatory Science Centre, the charity acting as custodians of the historic Royal Observatory Greenwich site since 1995 ...

June 22 marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the historic Prime Meridian that is considered by many to be the birthplace of modern astronomy.