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Earth-bound asteroids ‘could be tracked more precisely’ with new equation

Identifying asteroids on a potential collision course with Earth could be made easier thanks to an advancement in how to track their orbits more precisely. Taking into account a phenomenon first identified by Sir Isaac Newton and...

WEAVE data overlaid on a James Webb Space Telescope image of Stephan's Quintet, with green contours showing radio data from LOFAR.

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2 MILLION mph galaxy smash-up seen in unprecedented detail

A massive collision of galaxies sparked by one travelling at a scarcely-believable 2 million mph (3.2 million km/h) has been seen in unprecedented detail by one of Earth's most powerful telescopes. The dramatic impact was observed...

RAS welcomes support for science in Budget

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Pictured left, RAS President Mike Lockwood (right) and Geophysics Secretary James Hammond (left) put their signatures to a series of legal documents to complete the handover of Burlington House (pictured bottom right) from the Government to the RAS and its fellow Learned Societies following the agreement of a 999-year lease. RAS Executive Director Philip Diamond is pictured inset with the 19th Century seal press used to stamp the documents (also top right).

Signed, sealed, delivered: RAS inks London HQ lease

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Deadline for RAS Fellowships approaching

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Radio image of Sagittarius A* in the centre of the Milky Way galaxy.

First picture of Milky Way black hole ‘may not be accurate’

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Job vacancy: Public Engagement Officer

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RAS warns against 'haemorrhaging of young R&D talent'

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MNRAS Student Prize

Four circles of images of constellations, William, Caroline and John Herschel.

Astronomy through the Herschels

Image from the Solar Dynamics Observatory mission of the solar disk with multiple sunspots, which appear dark compared with their surroundings. Credit: HMI/SDO/NASA

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Solar activity likely to peak next year, new study suggests

Events and Dates for the Diary

Nov 2024

A Tale of Two Transits

Friday, 29 of November 2024 - 18:00

RAS Public Events

Dec 2024

John Brown Memorial Lecture

Wednesday, 04 of December 2024 - 17:30

RAS Public Events

Dec 2024

Exploring the low-surface-brightness universe with next-generation instruments

Friday, 13 of December 2024 - 10:30

RAS Meetings

Dec 2024

Blowing Hot and Cold: Exploring the Plumes of Io and Enceladus

Friday, 13 of December 2024 - 10:30

RAS Meetings

November 2024

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
28	29	30	31	1	2	3

4	5	6	7	8	9	10
				Third meeting on Progress in Astrophysics with Type la Supernovae (PATIAS-3) November A&G Highlights Meeting
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
				Energetic Particle Injections: Its Causes and Effects
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
	The Fermi Paradox — Where are the Aliens? at 1pm The Fermi Paradox — Where are the Aliens? at 6pm		Friends of RAS (only) Lecture: Einstein's aftermath: dark energy, black holes and the Big Bang. Speaker: Chris Clarkson, Queen Mary University of London
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				A Tale of Two Transits