Events

Friends of RAS (only): To Bennu and Back — unlocking the secrets of an asteroid

To Bennu and Back — unlocking the secrets of an asteroid

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission launched in 2016, bound for the 500-metre-diameter near-Earth carbon-rich asteroid Bennu. In September 2023, it successfully returned 122 g of asteroid regolith back to Earth, since when scientists around the world

Friends of the RAS

Thursday, 18 June, 2026 - 13:00

The Royal Astronomical Society,Burlington House

Public Talk: Solar superstorms - Are we ready for another Carrington Event?

In September 1859, the English astronomer Richard Carrington made the first recorded observations of a solar flare. Unknown to Carrington, the flare coincided with a fast-moving coronal mass ejection that struck the Earth’s less than twenty four hours later, triggering the most powerful geomagnetic

RAS Public Lectures and Events

Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 - 18:00

The Royal Astronomical Society,Burlington House

Space Climate: An overview of space weather on long timescales

This event brings together experts on space climate to give an overview of how the coupled sun-to-Earth system responsible for “space weather” behaves on longer timescales. This includes “bottom-up” effects of terrestrial climate change on the space environment, vital for the satellite sector, and

RAS External Meetings

Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 - 13:00

Online event

Friends of RAS (only): To Bennu and Back — unlocking the secrets of an asteroid

Public Talk: Solar superstorms - Are we ready for another Carrington Event?

Space Climate: An overview of space weather on long timescales

Events and Dates for the Diary

May 2026

Public Talk: Solar superstorms - Are we ready for another Carrington Event?

18:00 - 19:00

RAS Public Lectures and Events

May 2026

Space Climate: An overview of space weather on long timescales

13:00 - 17:00

RAS External Meetings

Jun 2026

Friends of RAS (only): To Bennu and Back — unlocking the secrets of an asteroid

13:00 - 14:00

Friends of the RAS

Sep 2026

Friends of RAS (only): Prof Justin Read, University of Surrey

13:00 - 14:00

Friends of the RAS

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				Small Exoplanets and the Radius Valley RAS AGM 2026 Presidential Lecture 2026
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			Friends of RAS (only): The Invisible Universe and XLZD - A (sustainable) search for Dark Matter	The Earth’s magnetosphere under northward IMF
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	Public Talk: Solar superstorms - Are we ready for another Carrington Event?	Space Climate: An overview of space weather on long timescales
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