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Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Royal Astronomical Society Honours Stars of Astronomy and Geophysics
The Royal Astronomical Society today announced the 2021 winners of its medals and prizes, awarded to scientists around the world for significant achievement in the fields of astronomy and geophysics. Their work encompasses topics as diverse as the...
An illustration of how Jupiter and Saturn will appear on 21 December 2020 through a small telescope
Jupiter and Saturn come together in rare ‘Great Conjunction’
On 21 December Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer together than at any time since the seventeenth century, in a rare ‘Great Conjunction’. The two largest planets in the Solar System will be just 0.1 degrees apart, or about one fifth of the...
Image of Geminid meteors in December 2013
Festive treat for stargazers as Geminid meteors peak
Stargazers across the northern hemisphere could see as many as 70 meteors an hour this coming Sunday (13-14 December), as the Geminids meteor shower reaches its peak. Prospects for what should be this year’s best display of meteors are particularly...