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Undead planets: the unusual conditions of the first exoplanet detection
The first ever exoplanets were discovered 30 years ago around a rapidly rotating star, called a pulsar. Now, astronomers have revealed that these planets may be incredibly rare. The new work will be presented tomorrow (Tuesday 12 July) at the Nationa…
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2022 Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship winner announced
Dr Amon is an expert in cosmology. She is a Senior Kavli Fellow at the Institute for Cosmology and a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. Before this, she was a Fellow at Stanford University and the SLAC N…
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National Astronomy Meeting 2022: first media announcement
Journalists are warmly invited to attend the Royal Astronomical Society National Astronomy Meeting (NAM 2022), to take place at the University of Warwick from 11-15 July. We are delighted to announce that the UK’s largest regular gathering…
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New Gaia data reveals secrets of the Universe
Today, ESA’s Gaia mission released its new treasure trove of data about our home galaxy, the Milky Way. Astronomers describe stellar DNA, asymmetric motions, strange ‘starquakes’, and other fascinating insights in this most detailed survey …
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RAS Fellows recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Dr Megan Argo and Professor Stephen Smartt FRS, both Fellows of the Royal Astronomical Society, are to receive national honours. Professor Smartt, of Queen’s University Belfast, is made Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CB…
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RAS Techniques and Instruments Editorial Volume 1, Issue 1
Co-authored by Editor-in-Chief, Jonathan Tennyson and Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Anna Scaife, the inaugural editorial in our new open access journal RAS Techniques and Instruments was published on 25th May 2022.     The e…
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RAS Council Election Results 2022
The results of the 2022 council elections were announced at the 202nd AGM of the Royal Astronomical Society. After serving as President-Elect for the past year, Professor Mike Edmunds is now the President of the Royal Astronomical Society, and will…
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Prof. Dr Eva Grebel wins first Caroline Herschel Medal
Prof. Dr Eva Grebel, an astrophysicist at Heidelberg University, is the first winner of the Caroline Herschel Medal, a new joint award from the Royal Astronomical Society and the German Astronomical Society (Astronomische Gesellschaft, AG), launched…
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100 years of publishing geophysics
  The Royal Astronomical Society has been publishing scientific research papers for almost 200 years. This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of publishing geophysics papers. We’d like to thank our readers, authors…
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Dr Rebecca Smethurst Wins 2022 RAS Research Fellowship
The Royal Astronomical Society is pleased to announce that Dr Rebecca Smethurst has been awarded the 2022 RAS Research Fellowship.  The purpose of the RAS Research Fellowships is to enable outstanding candidates to pursue research in the UK in…
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RAS Statement on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The Royal Astronomical Society deeply regrets the illegal military invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign democratic nation, by Russia. Our thoughts and hopes go out to our fellow scientists and all the citizens of Ukraine for their safety and well-be…
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Eruption of Hunga Volcano: special issue of GJI
Geophysical Journal International (GJI) welcomes contributions to a special issue devoted to the eruptive sequence of Hunga volcano (Tonga islands) that began on 14 January 2022. This eruption produced what is perhaps the largest volcanic explos…