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About the RAS journals

The RAS publishes results of original research in its major journals, Geophysical Journal International (GJI), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) and RAS Techniques and Instruments (RASTI). Astronomy & Geophysics (A&G) is the Society's full-colour news and reviews magazine, distributed to all Fellows.

MNRAS

MNRAS publishes the results of original research in astronomy and astrophysics, including work which is observational, theoretical or concerned with astronomical instrumentation and software.

MNRAS-letters

MNRAS Letters publishes short but timely articles in astronomy and astrophysics.

GJi

GJI publishes research on all aspects of theoretical, computational, applied and observational geophysics.

RASTI

Now accepting submissions.
The new journal RAS Techniques and Instruments (RASTI).

Journal News

WEAVE data overlaid on a James Webb Space Telescope image of Stephan's Quintet, with green contours showing radio data from LOFAR.

2 MILLION mph galaxy smash-up seen in unprecedented detail

Amount of stars (white) produced in universes with different dark energy densities. Clockwise, from top left, no dark energy, same dark energy density as in our Universe, 10 and 30 times the dark energy density in our Universe.

A formula for life? New model calculates chances of intelligent beings in our Universe and beyond

Radio image of Sagittarius A* in the centre of the Milky Way galaxy.

First picture of Milky Way black hole ‘may not be accurate’

The newly-discovered GS-NDG-9422 galaxy appears as a faint blur in this James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) image.

Webb discovers 'weird' galaxy with gas outshining its stars

Editorial Boards & Team

Meet the team of Editors and Assistant Editors who work on our journals.

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