Graphic promoting the exhibition Cosmos: The art of observing Space.

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RAS and RWA launch 'art of observing Space' exhibition

The Royal Astronomical Society has partnered with the Royal West of England Academy (RWA) to launch a new exhibition which explores humanity's enduring fascination with the cosmos through an extraordinary blend of historic...

A composite RGB image of the Ring Nebula (also known as Messier 57 and NGC 6720) constructed from four WEAVE/LIFU emission-line images.

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Mysterious iron 'bar' discovered in famous nebula

A mysterious bar-shaped cloud of iron has been discovered inside the iconic Ring Nebula by a European team led by astronomers at University College London (UCL) and Cardiff University. The cloud of iron atoms, described for the...

The Royal Astronomical Society's 2026 award winners include Professor Shrinivas Kulkarni (top left), of California Institute of Technology, and Professor Andrew Jackson, of ETH Zürich (top right), who have each been awarded the Society's Gold Medal (inset top). Other winners include, from left by row, Jackson-Gwilt Medal winner Professor Alistair Glasse, Eddington Medal winner Professor Debora Šijački, Chapman Medal winner Professor Mathew Owens, Herschel Medal winner Professor Andrew Bunker, Agnes Mary Cle

Winners of 2026 RAS Awards revealed

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RAS Thesis Prizes 2025 – Call for nominations

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Cosmic rays and music collide for John Brown Memorial Lecture

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The Royal Astronomical Society is commemorating the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich with the launch of a special collection and booklet titled 'Band of Brothers: The entwined histories of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and Royal Astronomical Society’ (left). It has been put together by Dr Louise Devoy (inset), Senior Curator at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, and features a section on the first 10 Astronomers Royal who lived and worked at Greenwich, including Harold Spencer Jones an

Royal Observatory's 350th anniversary commemorated with special collection

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An artist’s impression of a bright quasar almost outshining its host galaxy.

Astronomers challenge 50-year-old quasar law

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Reflected light image of a thin section of carbonaceous chondrite CV3 from NASA's Antarctic collection, analysed in the study. Several chondrules with bright olivine crystals embedded in a carbonaceous matrix can be seen.

Mining asteroids for water and metals explored

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Announcements

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RAS Thesis Prizes 2025 – Call for nominations

National Astronomy Meeting 2026 promo graphic.

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Birmingham to host 2026 National Astronomy Meeting

From left, the 2025 GJI Student Author Award winners Masayoshi Someya, Xiongwei Liu and Jingtao Min.

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2025 GJI Student Author Award winners announced

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Call for applications: Editor-in-Chief, MNRAS

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RASTI listed in Web of Science

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

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RASTI launches new student prize

Events and Dates for the Diary

Feb 2026

Friends of RAS (only): Celebrating Women Astronomers - Dr. Susan Pyne, UCL

Thursday, 12 of February 2026 - 13:00

Friends of the RAS

Feb 2026

The Next Generation of Modelling and Observing Techniques for the Lower Solar Atmosphere

Friday, 13 of February 2026 - 10:30

RAS Meetings

Feb 2026

Gravitationally unstable protostellar discs and their role in planet formation

Friday, 13 of February 2026 - 10:30

RAS Meetings

Feb 2026

A&G Highlights Meeting February 2026

Friday, 13 of February 2026 - 16:00

RAS Meetings

January 2026

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			Friends of RAS (only): Exploring the Distant Universe with Cosmic Explosions - Prof. Nial Tanvir, University of Leicester	Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence applied to astronomy Machine Learning advances for Rare Events in Solid Earth Science A&G Highlights Meeting January 2026
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				John Brown Memorial Lecture 2026
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	Public Talk: Pictures in the sky
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