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Designers from Vivienne Westwood to Galliano and Chanel have all created collections inspired by naval wear and maritime culture.

The last transit of Mercury took place on 11 November 2019. Find out more about the science behind this extremely rare astronomical event

The planet Neptune is the furthest planet from the Sun and is orbited by Triton.

For over 300 years explorers risked their lives to search the Arctic for a route between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans

Satellites orbit planets, which orbit the Sun, which in turn orbits the centre of the Milky Way. But why?

In 1612, explorer Thomas Button sailed in two ships, Resolution and the Discovery, in search of the North-West Passage.

At the Caird Library we receive questions about sailing times between two ports of call very frequently.