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The historic Royal Observatory was founded in 1675 by King Charles II of England, with the goal of improving navigation at sea and reducing shipwrecks by mapping the locations of stars. The ...

But now he's planning to leave Greenwich this summer. His big fear is that there will be no one to operate and maintain the telescope when he does move away. “I'd like to put the word out to somebody, ...

The Royal Observatory Greenwich commemorated its 350th anniversary, having been established in 1675 by King Charles II. Its initial mandate focused on resolving the longitude problem, a significant ...

GREENWICH — More than 50 people came out to an eclipse-watching gathering at the Bowman Observatory to marvel at the otherworldly spectacle, putting on safety glasses, tracing the path of the ...

In anticipation of the upcoming equinox at Saturn, the imaging science team on NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is releasing today a series of images and movies capturing scenes possible only once every 15 ...

Global smartphone company, Infinix, held its long awaited Infinix Presents: See Beyond online webinar event at the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London as part of the company’s strategic commercial ...

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GREENWICH — Rick Bria has maintained and operated the telescope at the Bowman Observatory in Greenwich for 40 years. He swept the floors of the building, cleaned the telescope lenses and did his best ...