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12P/Pons-Brooks: How and when to see the 'Devil Comet'
A Mount Everest-sized ‘devil’ comet making its first visit to the inner solar system in more than 70 years could be visible to the naked eye over the next few weeks. The once or possibly twice-in-a-lifetime object, known as 12P/Pons-Brooks, is due to...
Professor Mike Edmunds, president of the Royal Astronomical Society, signs the lease agreement (left) for Burlington House (right).
Deal agreed for 999-year lease on RAS HQ
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is delighted to announce that an agreement has been reached with the Government to secure a 999-year leasehold on the Society’s headquarters in London. It protects the 150-year-old scientific and cultural...