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September's Item of the Month takes a look at a key astronomical work from the 17th century: Giovanni Riccioli's 1660 publication Almagestum novum (RMG Item ID: PBG0909/1-2).

The Our Moon category of the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition celebrates Earth's only natural satellite.

Emily from our Photo Studio has been looking at some amazing 1919 glass plates from our collection.

On the 21st August this year, the rarest of cosmic events, a total eclipse of the Sun, will cast a shadow across the USA. In celebration, the Royal Institution is playing host to Professor Frank Close for an evening lecture (Tuesday 25 July, 7-8.30pm) where he will describe why eclipses happen, their role in history and myth and reveal the spellbinding allure of this most beautiful natural phenomenon. We are pleased to offer a discount of 25% for members of the Royal Observatory off the £14 ticket price when booking here

A chance alignment of stars is set to help astronomers look for planets around Proxima Centauri - the nearest star to the Earth after the Sun. Astronomer Colin Stuart tells more.

Our final post for Women's History Month looks at two amazing women who were involved in the more recent history of the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

In these podcasts Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomer Radmila asks our visiting astrophysicists and space scientists about their career background, why they became an astrophysicist, why we should care about science and which unsolved mystery keeps them up at night.