Skygazers across the UK – and in other parts of the world – are looking up to catch the astronomical spectacle.

Nestled in the rolling green hills of the English countryside is an important site in global astronomical history. But now, ...

At the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, home of the meridian, the partial eclipse started at 10.07am, with the moon appearing ...

A third of the Sun was covered by the moon for people in the UK this morning but for those who missed out this time, you ...

Although today the Royal Observatory Greenwich, in south-east London, is an excellent museum, for almost 300 years the site was a centre for astronomical and navigational observations and research.

UK stargazers were treated to a partial solar eclipse on Saturday morning, a phenomenon that sees the sun partially obscured ...

Spectators at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich witnessed the Moon take a "bite" out of the Sun this morning, as a partial solar eclipse was visible across the northern hemisphere.

The eclipse is past its peak now, and the shadow of the Moon is now moving to the top of the Sun. The skies became a little hazy at the peak, but the view was still crystal clear through my safety ...

Looking straight at the Sun — during an eclipse or otherwise — can lead to irreversible vision loss. Skygazers were advised ...

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 ...