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A Glimpse of the future

James Josephides.

Artistic rendering of a black hole

NASA

Gaia spots stars flying between galaxies

Research Highlights

A team of astronomers using the latest set of data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission to look for high-velocity stars being kicked out of the Milky Way were surprised to find stars instead sprinting inwards – perhaps from another galaxy.…

Matter falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light

Research Highlights

A UK team of astronomers report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the speed of light, located in the centre of the billion-light year distant galaxy PG211+143. The team, led by Professor Ken Pounds of the University…

Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell wins Special Breakthrough Prize

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Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell at the launch of the International Year of Astronomy in 2009.Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, a former President of the Royal Astronomical Society, was central to the discovery of radio pulsars when a research student…

RAS Research Fellow Dr Emma Chapman wins Athena Prize

Dr Sheila Kanani talks about the AI robot Cimon on the International Space Station

Sheila Kanani talks about the new AI robot on the International Space Station

An illustration of the structure of a greasy carbon molecule, set against an image of the galactic centre, where this material has been detected.

Grease in space

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Awards and Grants

Call for RAS Research Fellowships 2019

News

Dr Sarah Rugheimer wins the Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship

Journals

Policy update: Excess page charge for MNRAS papers exceeding 20 pages

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RAS Research Fellow Dr Emma Chapman wins Athena Prize

Events and Dates for the Diary

Oct 2018

Make Space! @RAS

Saturday, 06 of October 2018 - 12:00 - 17:00

RAS Public Lectures and Events

Oct 2018

Ada Lovelace Day event: women and the stars

Wednesday, 10 of October 2018 - 18:00 - 19:00

RAS Public Lectures and Events

Oct 2018

Venus: Exploring Earth’s Sibling Planet

Friday, 12 of October 2018 - 10:30 - 15:30

RAS Meetings

Oct 2018

The Gaia DR2 Astronomy Revolution

Friday, 12 of October 2018 - 10:30 - 15:30

RAS Meetings

Oct 2018

RAS Ordinary Meeting

Friday, 12 of October 2018 - 16:00 - 18:00

RAS Meetings

Oct 2018

RAS Public Lecture: Adventures in Space

Tuesday, 16 of October 2018 - 13:00 - 14:00

RAS Public Lectures and Events

Oct 2018

RAS Public Lecture: Adventures in Space

Tuesday, 16 of October 2018 - 18:00 - 19:00

RAS Public Lectures and Events

October 2018

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
					Make Space! @RAS
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
		Ada Lovelace Day event: women and the stars		Venus: Exploring Earth’s Sibling Planet The Gaia DR2 Astronomy Revolution RAS Ordinary Meeting
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	RAS Public Lecture: Adventures in Space RAS Public Lecture: Adventures in Space
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
	Friends of RAS (only) Lecture: The Antikythera Mechanism and the Mechanical Universe
29	30	31	1	2	3	4