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Terms & Conditions
General Terms & Conditions Published: 26 February 2016 Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, wh…
Path of a President
People Path of a President Published: 26 February 2016 How and why do you stand as RAS President? Martin Barstow, interviewed in 2014. Find out more Path of a President…
Janet Mattei: building bridges
People Janet Mattei: building bridges Published: 26 February 2016 The right person, in the right post, can transform a field. Find out more Janet Mattei: building bridg…
Sunset strips
Outreach Sunset strips Published: 26 February 2016 Astronomy in the city is a lot more spectacular when the city has a street grid aligned close to east–west, as in New York. Find out more…
Faking it
Outreach Faking it Published: 26 February 2016 Astute astronomers catch cinema shortcuts. Find out more Manhattanhenge Image Credit: Neil deGrasse T…
Teacher at sea
Outreach Teacher at sea Published: 26 February 2016 UK schools are going live to the Mid-Atlantic for real-time geophysics from a teacher at sea. Find out more Teacher…
Edinburgh Medal
People Edinburgh Medal Published: 26 February 2016 Kevin Govender of the Office of Astronomy for Development has been awarded the Edinburgh Medal, jointly with the International Astronomical Union, for their work using…
Visions of the Future: space tourism
News Visions of the Future: space tourism Published: 11 February 2016 NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has produced a set of posters for planetary and solar system locations that imagine them as future tourist destinations. Find out more…
Women at the RAS once again
RAS Women at the RAS once again Published: 8 February 2016 The sometimes stately proceedings of the Royal Astronomical Society Ordinary (A&G) Meeting were enlivened by a performance from the Time Will Tell theatre…
Caroline’s cover
News Caroline’s cover Published: 1 February 2016 Our February cover is a composite made from a silhouette of Caroline Herschel and an open star cluster that she discovered in 1783 – known as “Caroline’s Rose”.…
Meet the women
Blog Meet the women Published: 23 January 2016 I’m enjoying making the acquaintance of some women astronomers who have contributed to the Royal Astronomical Society. Find out more…
Moon at Petworth
News Moon at Petworth Published: 13 January 2016 Thomas Harriot’s drawings of the Moon, some of the first telescopic images for more than 400 years ago, are on display at Petworth House until 6 March 2016.…