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A Glimpse of the future

A Glimpse of the future

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Artistic rendering of a black hole

Artistic rendering of a black hole

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Perseid meteors to reach peak activity on 12 August

News

The annual Perseid meteor shower is set to light up the skies over the UK on the night of 12-13 August. The new moon will mean a darker sky and perfect conditions (given clear skies) for one of the summer months’ most breath-taking spectacles. The…

Rare Red Moon and Mars in evening sky on 27 July

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Skywatchers have a double treat in store on 27 July: the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century and Mars at its brightest for many years. The red planet and the (temporarily) red Moon will appear together in the same part of the sky after…

Dr Emma Chapman

RAS Research Fellow Dr Emma Chapman wins Athena Prize

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RAS Research Fellow Dr Emma Chapman. Credit: E. ChapmanDr Emma Chapman, who holds an RAS research fellowship at Imperial College London, has won the Royal Society's Athena Prize for her work in driving nationally impactful policy changes concerning…

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

One black hole or two? Dust clouds can explain puzzling features of active galactic nuclei

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Awards and Grants

Call for RAS Research Fellowships 2019

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Dr Sarah Rugheimer wins the Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship

Journals

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

Events and Dates for the Diary

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Oct 2018

Venus: Exploring Earth’s Sibling Planet

Friday, 12 of October 2018 - 11:30 - 16:30

12

Oct 2018

The Gaia DR2 Astronomy Revolution

Friday, 12 of October 2018 - 11:30 - 16:30

12

Oct 2018

RAS Ordinary Meeting

Friday, 12 of October 2018 - 17:00 - 19:00

09

Nov 2018

Space Dust and space Debris in the vicinity of the Earth

Friday, 09 of November 2018 - 10:30 - 15:30

09

Nov 2018

The Dark Energy Survey: more than Dark Energy

Friday, 09 of November 2018 - 10:30 - 15:30

09

Nov 2018

RAS Ordinary Meeting

Friday, 09 of November 2018 - 16:00 - 18:00

14

Dec 2018

A centenary of astrophysical jet studies: a review of the physics driving the observed jet structure

Friday, 14 of December 2018 - 10:30 - 15:30

August 2018

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