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RAS Fellow Duncan Lorimer shares Shaw Prize
Duncan Lorimer FRAS, Professor and Interim Chair of Physics and Astronomy and Associate Dean for Research at Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University is a joint recipient of the 2023 Shaw Prize in Astronomy, awarded for the...
Astronomers discover last planets seen by Kepler Space Telescope
Astronomers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, with the help of citizen scientists, have discovered the last three planets that the Kepler Space Telescope gazed upon before going dark. The...
RAS welcomes Astronet roadmap for 12 years of European astronomy
Astronet is a network of European funding agencies and research organisations, working together on international strategic planning for astronomy. The network has now published a roadmap for European astronomy from 2022-2035. Teams of leading...
Brian Warner, 1939-2023
The RAS offers its condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Professor Brian Warner, who has died at the age of 83. He was one of the most distinguished astronomers in South Africa, and his name is synonymous with astronomy at the...
Bob Mizon MBE FRAS, 1946-2023
The Royal Astronomical Society is sorry to hear of the recent death of leading light pollution campaigner Bob Mizon. A talented amateur astronomer, he helped to establish the Commission for Dark Skies and his work received global recognition. Mizon...
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RAS Bicentennial Quilt Update
Finally, three and a half years after starting the RAS bicentennial quilt project, we're delighted to announce the completion of the patchwork quilt! Since the last update: The 100 patchwork squares were stitched together to form the top of the quilt...
RAS Council Election Results 2023
The results of the 2023 council elections were announced at the 203rd AGM of the Royal Astronomical Society. Professor Mike Lockwood FRS is our new President-elect, and will begin his two year term as President in May 2024. He holds a chair in space...
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Science Minister replies to RAS President about Horizon Europe funding
George Freeman MP, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation has replied to the RAS President Prof. Mike Edmunds regarding the surrender of £1.6 billion previously allocated for association to the EU Horizon Europe programme. In February...
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The pioneering radio astronomer Professor Sir Francis Graham-Smith FRS celebrates his hundredth birthday this week on 25 April. His presidency of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1975 to 1977 coincided with the tercentenary of Royal Observatory...
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