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UPDATE: Planetarium in central London for RAS bicentenary

***UPDATE Monday 17th February: We now expect the planetarium to be open from 10 a.m. on Tuesday 18th February*** The second half of February will see cutting-edge astrophysics and tours of the night sky come to the…

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Royal Mail stamps celebrate RAS bicentennial

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Mary Somerville features in Google Doodle

The Google Doodle for 2 February 2020 celebrates Mary Somerville, the Scottish polymath and science writer, and with Caroline Herschel, the joint first ever woman to be made an honorary member of the Royal Astronomical Society. Born in…

Coming this November: National Astronomy Week to mark best view of Mars until 2033

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Artist’s impression of gamma-ray burst with orbiting binary star

Stars need a partner to spin Universe’s brightest explosions

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Leading astronomers and geophysicists honoured in RAS bicentenary year

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Digital rendering of the Sentinel-1 satellite in orbit, projecting a radar beam onto the Earth.

Space-based radar suggests North Korean nuke equivalent to '17 Hiroshimas'

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Hyper-fast star ejected by supermassive black hole

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Galactic fountains and carousels: order emerging from chaos

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Announcements

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UPDATE: Planetarium in central London for RAS bicentenary

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Royal Mail stamps celebrate RAS bicentennial

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Mary Somerville features in Google Doodle

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Coming this November: National Astronomy Week to mark best view of Mars until 2033

Research Highlights

Stars need a partner to spin Universe’s brightest explosions

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Leading astronomers and geophysicists honoured in RAS bicentenary year

Events and Dates for the Diary

Feb 2020

Gravitational waves and spacetime fireworks: A new era in astronomy

Tuesday, 18 of February 2020 - 13:00

RAS Public Lectures and Events

Feb 2020

Gravitational waves and spacetime fireworks: A new era in astronomy

Tuesday, 18 of February 2020 - 18:00

RAS Public Lectures and Events

Feb 2020

Friends of the RAS (only) Lecture: The Secret Signal Hidden in Every Solar and Stellar Flare

Wednesday, 26 of February 2020 - 13:00

Friends of the RAS

Mar 2020

Novel astrophysical probes of dark matter

Friday, 13 of March 2020 - 9:30

RAS Meetings

February 2020

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
27	28	29	30	31	1	2

3	4	5	6	7	8	9

10	11	12	13	14	15	16
				UK Solar System Atmospheres Community Meeting Galactic Disc and Halo Dynamics towards Gaia EDR3 RAS Ordinary Meeting	UPDATE: Planetarium in central London for RAS bicentenary
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	Gravitational waves and spacetime fireworks: A new era in astronomy Gravitational waves and spacetime fireworks: A new era in astronomy
24	25	26	27	28	29	1
		Friends of the RAS (only) Lecture: The Secret Signal Hidden in Every Solar and Stellar Flare