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Hunga Volcano special issue of GJI: connection between atmosphere and Earth

A paper accepted for the special issue of Geophysical Journal International (GJI) on the 2022 January 15 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano examines the connection between the atmosphere and the solid Earth...

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second in March 2015

Statement on the death of Queen Elizabeth II

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Hidden gems from 1926 found in Geophysical journal archive

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First paper published in RAS Techniques and Instruments

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A New Method to Detect Exoplanets

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A map of the Earth with the locations of plasma bubble events superimposed on it.

Predicting equatorial plasma bubbles with SWARM

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Deep dive into the dusty Milky Way

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Hunga Volcano special issue of GJI: connection between atmosphere and Earth

A map of the Lingding Bay area marked with red triangles and yellow circles, corresponding to tide gauges and meteorological stations respectively. The map is in a green hue, with a grey background.

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Hunga Volcano special issue of GJI: analysis of tsunamis in Lingding Bay

A composite image made of two images. The image on the left is a 3D model of the Cat's Eye Nebula, a nebula made of tendrils of blue and light orange hued gas. The image on the left is an image of the Cat's Eye Nebula in 2D, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Cat’s Eye Nebula seen in 3D

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Statement on the death of Queen Elizabeth II

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First paper published in RAS Techniques and Instruments

A side by side composite of a patient's back showing a few moles (right), and the same moles in white on a black background (left), looking like stellar objects.

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MoleGazer: Applying astronomy ideas to mole identification

Events and Dates for the Diary

Oct 2022

Solid-Liquid Interactions in Deep Planetary Interiors

Friday, 14 of October 2022 - 10:30

RAS Meetings

Oct 2022

Formation, evolution and dispersal of protoplanetary discs

Friday, 14 of October 2022 - 10:30

RAS Meetings

Oct 2022

RAS Ordinary Meeting - October 2022

Friday, 14 of October 2022 - 16:00

RAS Meetings

Oct 2022

Friends of the RAS (only) lecture: The Euclid mission: measuring the geometry of the Universe

Thursday, 20 of October 2022 - 13:00

Friends of the RAS

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