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Dr Emma Chapman
RAS Research Fellow Dr Emma Chapman wins Athena Prize
Dr Emma Chapman, who holds an RAS research fellowship at Imperial College London, has won the Royal Society's Athena Prize for her work in driving nationally impactful policy changes concerning sexual harassment issues in higher education. Emma, who...
Dr Sheila Kanani talks about the AI robot Cimon on the International Space Station
Sheila Kanani talks about the new AI robot on the International Space Station
Watch Dr Sheila Kanani, RAS Education, Outreach and Diversity Officer in this report from ITN on Cimon, the new AI robot for the International Space Station. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video...
An illustration of the structure of a greasy carbon molecule, set against an image of the galactic centre, where this material has been detected.
Grease in space
The galaxy is rich in grease-like molecules, according to an Australian-Turkish team. Astronomers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney (UNSW), and Ege University in Turkey used a laboratory to manufacture material with the same properties...
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One black hole or two? Dust clouds can explain puzzling features of active galactic nuclei
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), believe clouds of dust, rather than twin black holes, can explain the features found in active galactic nuclei (AGNs). The team publish their results today (14 June) in a paper in...
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Congratulations Sir James Hough and Haley Gomez MBE!
The Royal Astronomical Society congratulates Professor (Sir) James Hough of the University of Glasgow, and Professor Haley Gomez (MBE) of the University of Cardiff, who are both recognised in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Prof. Hough is...