Announcements

It's almost one year since the launch of the bicentennial quilt project. A lot has happened in that time and we've suffered a few setbacks along the way but through it all we have consistently been amazed by people's support, enthusiasm and crea…

This month's episode of RAS Supermassive is packed! Join Izzie Clarke and Dr Becky Smethurst as they travel through our solar system; where exactly have we sent probes and rovers? Plus, they speak with Professor Jane Greaves, the scien…

Dr Sheila Kanani, the RAS Education, Outreach and Diversity Officer, has won the 2020 Europlanet Prize for Public Engagement with Planetary Science. Sheila is a planetary physicist, broadcaster, comedian, author and teacher, with a background in res…

With NAM cancelled this year, the RAS are hosting an online poster exhibition for early career researchers, professionals, and students from across astronomy and geophysics. Check out the entries here! On the webpage you’ll find over 200 posters sp…

The RAS Early Careers Network are delighted to have received well over 300 registrations for the Early Career Poster exhibition. We have received dozens of enquiries about the exhibition, some more info is given below. I’ve registered, when will I f…

The RAS Early Career Network was founded in 2020, as part of the bicentennial celebration programme. The role of the Early Career Network (ECN) is to provide support, networking and advice for early career Fellows. The ECN is run by a steer…

Part of our bicentenary celebrations, the RAS Supermassive podcast celebrates the best of astronomy and geophysics. Join astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst and science journalist Izzie Clarke…

This month astronomers in the northern hemisphere are enjoying views of Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), discovered in March by the NEOWISE space telescope. The comet survived its closest approach to the Sun on 3 July, and is now bright enough to be seen w…

The Royal Astronomical Society offers its condolences to the friends and family of Professor Nigel Weiss, who has died at the age of 83. Professor Weiss completed his PhD in 1961, becoming a world-leading expert in mathematical astrophysics, special…

The results of the 2020 RAS elections were announced at the Annual General Meeting of the Society on Friday 26 June. The following Fellows were elected to serve on Council, the governing body of the Society: Vice President (A): Dr Megan A…

A lot has changed since the last update at the end of February. Due to government guidelines regarding COVID-19, the Society's offices have remained closed since March 17 and subsequently the scheduled stitching sessions in March and May were postpon…