James Josephides.

Artistic rendering of a black hole

A still image from the animation of RAD J131346.9+500320.

Research Highlights

Most powerful 'odd radio circle' to date is discovered

The most distant and most powerful 'odd radio circle' (ORC) known so far has been discovered by astronomers. These curious rings are a relatively new astronomical phenomenon, having been detected for the first time just six years...

World Space Week graphic, depicting someone looking up at the Moon.

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Stargazing challenges and Moon live stream for World Space Week

This year's World Space Week is jam-packed with an array of fun activities – including a series of stargazing challenges for beginners and a live stream of the Moon's beautiful landscape. The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is...

An artist's impression of NASA's IMAP.

UK tech launches on NASA's IMAP 'space weather station'

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Call for applications: Deputy Editor-in-Chief of GJI

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RASTI listed in Web of Science

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Members of the UK team for the 2025 astronomy Olympiad, including team leader Charlotte, an undergraduate at Brasenose College, Oxford, Puyuan, a Year 13 student at Eton College, Rory, a Year 13 student at Colchester Royal Grammar School, George B, a Year 13 student at Wallington County Grammar School, Yuvan, a Year 12 student at RGS Guildford, George D, a Year 13 student at the Stephen Perse Foundation, and team leader Ben, an undergraduate at Merton College, Oxford.

UK takes joint second place in astronomy Olympiad 2025

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Graphic promoting the RASTI Student Prize, with the OUP and RAS logos and text 'Student Author Prize' on a blue starry background.

RASTI launches new student prize

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This image, which combines infrared data from the James Webb Space Telescope with submillimetre observations from the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA), shows the doughnut-shaped torus and interconnected bubbles of dusty gas that surround the Butterfly Nebula’s central star. The torus is oriented vertically and nearly edge-on from our perspective, and it intersects with bubbles of gas enclosing the star. The bubbles appear bright red in this image, illuminated by the light from helium and

Cosmic butterfly reveals clues to Earth's creation

Research Highlights

Announcements

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Call for applications: Deputy Editor-in-Chief of GJI

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RASTI listed in Web of Science

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RASTI launches new student prize

A&G Readers Survey 2025

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MNRAS Editor-in-Chief to step down next year

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RAS Awards 2026: Deadline for nominations extended

Events and Dates for the Diary

21

Oct 2025

Through Time and Space: 350 Years of the Royal Observatory Greenwich

Tuesday, 21 of October 2025 - 18:00

RAS Public Lectures and Events

13

Nov 2025

Friends of RAS (only): Sighting the Sun and Moon? at Stonehenge - Prof. Clive Ruggles

Thursday, 13 of November 2025 - 13:00

Friends of the RAS

14

Nov 2025

Early Career Event: Careers, Networking and How We Communicate

Friday, 14 of November 2025 - 10:30

14

Nov 2025

A&G Highlights Meeting November 2025

Friday, 14 of November 2025 - 16:00

Outreach & Education

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Careers, Education, Outreach

RAS Inclusion booklet

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RAS200

RAS200: Report of the Royal Astronomical Society’s bicentennial programme of outreach and engagement

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Education, Outreach

Astronomy through the Herschels

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