July’s full moon is called "the Buck Moon” because in July, velvet antler growth, called antlerogenesis, makes an older ...

Sophie Elmhirst’s “A Marriage at Sea” chronicles the doomed aquatic adventure of a British husband and wife in 1972.

The Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) telescope is mounted on the International Space Station (ISS) and its ...

Greer Jarrett has identified four possible small ports, or “havens,” used by Vikings along the Norwegian coast.

Imagine traveling more than 600 miles from the only home you’ve ever known, to a mountain ridge you’ve never been to. It’s nighttime, completely dark, and you don’t have a map, GPS, compass, or ...

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has traveled so far from Earth that the relative position of the stars is beginning to shift — a fact that could help future spacecraft navigate the galaxy on their own.

Object Details Company Name Henry Hughes & Son, Ltd. Date 1900s Record ID SILNMAHTL_20174 Type of material Trade catalogs Trade literature Notes content Navigational instruments: sextant micrometer; ...

The Royal Observatory Greenwich will celebrate its 350th anniversary with a major redevelopment, enhancing visitor access and galleries.

The Royal Observatory in Greenwich has unveiled plans for a £77m renovation, due to complete in 2028.