dark matter may be smoother than expected
Analysis of a giant original galaxy survey,made with the European Southern Observatory's...
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100 years and counting: women in the ras go from...
On 14 January 1916,four women finally won the right to be elected to fellowship of the Royal...
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space team discovers universe is self cleaning
An international team of astronomers today (29 June) released a gazetteer of the hidden...
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how black hole jets break out of their galaxies
A simulation of the powerful jets generated by supermassive black holes at the centres of the...
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astronomers find evidence for direct collapse...
Astronomers Aaron Smith and Volker Bromm of The University of Texas at Austin,working with Avi Loeb...
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cr7 is not alone: a team of super bright galaxies...
Astronomers believe identified a family of incredible galaxies that could shed further light on the...
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first signs of weird quantum property of empty...
By studying the light emitted from an extraordinarily dense and strongly magnetised neutron star...
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jupiter s great red spot heats planet s upper...
Researchers from Boston University's (BU) middle for Space Physics report nowadays (27 July) in...
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in the blink of a cosmic eye: chance microlensing...
Some galaxies pump out vast amounts of energy from a very small volume of space,typically not much...
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it s not easy being green - what colours tell us...
Scientists may hold answered why green galaxies are rare in our universe and why their colour could...
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rare transit of mercury to take place on 9 may
On 9 May there will be a scarce transit of Mercury,when the smallest planet in our Solar System will...
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astronomers in south africa discover mysterious...
Deep radio imaging by researchers in the University of Cape Town and University of the Western...
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detonating white dwarfs as supernovae
A fresh mathematical model created by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural...
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space and astronomy digest: april 2016
The April digest of upcoming space,astronomy and geophysics events. Highlights this month include a...
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space and astronomy digest: march 2016
The March digest of upcoming space and astronomy events. Events include the launch of the first of...
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1 trillion kilometres apart: a lonely planet and...
A team of astronomers in the UK,USA and Australia enjoy found a lonely planet, until now thought to...
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number of habitable planets could be limited by...
New research has revealed that fewer than predicted planets may be capable of harbouring life...
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astronomers see black hole raging red
Violent red flashes,lasting just fractions of a second, have been observed during one of the...
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space and astronomy digest: february 2016
The February digest of upcoming space,astronomy and geophysics events, from the Royal Astronomical...
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particles to celebrate 200th anniversary of royal...
The National Eisteddfod of Wales,held at Abergavenny from 29 July until 6 August, will host the Sun...
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drones to keep tabs on light pollution
Astronomers at Nottingham Trent University have developed a light,low cost system, deployable on a...
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black holes and the prospects for measuring...
The supermassive black holes found at the centre of every galaxy,including our own Milky Way, may,...
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particles: art installation celebrates 200th...
To celebrate the Royal Astronomical Society’s 200th Anniversary,North Wales based artists Jessica...
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stellar cannibalism transforms star into brown...
Astronomers absorb detected a sub-stellar object that used to be a star,after being consumed by its...
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australian desert telescope views sky in radio...
A telescope located deep in the West Australian outback has shown what the Universe would look like...
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a universe of two trillion galaxies
An international team of astronomers,led by Christopher Conselice, Professor of Astrophysics at the...
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ras honours leading astronomers and geophysicists
The Royal Astronomical Society is pleased to announce the 2016 winners of its awards,medals and...
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autolens analysis steps up for euclid s 100 000...
The European Space Agency’s Euclid satellite,due for launch in 2020, will set astronomers a...
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astronomy is a big star of ada lovelace day
100 years ago the first women became Fellows of the Royal Astronomical Society. To mark this...
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opal discovered in antarctic meteorite
Planetary scientists bear discovered pieces ofopal in a meteorite found in Antarctica,a result that...
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seeds of first supermassive black holes could be...
Seeds of first supermassive black holes could be revealed by gravitational waves detected in...
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perseid meteors could see surge in activity on 11...
Friday 12 August sees the annual maximum of the Perseid meteor shower. This year,as well as the...
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a 6,000 year old telescope without a lens ...
Astronomers are exploring what might be described as the first astronomical observing...
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faintest hisses from space reveal famous stars...
Astronomers have managed to peer into the past of a nearby star millions of years before its famous...
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small planets hiding in giant cloaks
Hazes and clouds tall up in the atmospheres of exoplanets may make them appear bigger than they...
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galaxy sized peanuts? astronomers use new imaging...
Astronomers at Swinburne University of Technology,Melbourne, believe discovered an unusually shaped...
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act now to track solar eruptions in 3d!
Scientists at Aberystwyth University beget developed an automated method for three-dimensional...
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a new einstein ring
A multinational team of astronomers have found a new Einstein Ring,a rare image of a distant galaxy...
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ras statement on the outcome of the eu referendum
The referendum on 23 June on membership of the United Kingdom in the European Union resulted in a...
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asteroseismologists listen to the relics of the...
Astrophysicists from the University of Birmingham have captured the sounds of some of the oldest...
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glorious, glowing jupiter awaits juno s arrival
Stunning unusual images and the highest-resolution maps to date of Jupiter at thermal infrared...
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was planet nine stolen from another star?
Through a computer simulation,astronomers at Lund University in Sweden present that the so-called...
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nam 2016: first media announcement
Around 500 astronomers and space scientists will gather at the University of Nottingham,from 27 June...
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call for nominations for 2017 medals and prizes
Nominations are now being invited for RAS Medals and Prizes to be awarded in January 2017. The...
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membership officer
The Royal Astronomical Society is looking for an enthusiastic and rapid/fast-witted individual to be...
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temporary administrative officer
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is looking for an enthusiastic and intellectual individual to...
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voice of the future: young astronomers and...
1 March saw the annual Voice of the Future (VOF) event in Parliament,where young scientists...
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advanced ligo detects gravitational waves
Scientists fill announced the detection of gravitational waves,ripples in spacetime first predicted...
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research council budget allocations
The Government today set out the budget allocations for the research councils,agencies and national...
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the eu referendum: statement from the ras
On 23 June there will be a referendum on UK membership of the European Union. The Royal Astronomical...
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the ras sponsors ada lovelace day live!
To celebrate the centenary of women being allowed to be Fellows of the RAS we were platinum...
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teacher at sea steams towards mid atlantic ridge
Just as British astronaut Tim Peake was crossing over the Atlantic and broadcasting a science lesson...
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open house at the ras 2016
Have you ever wondered what is in the RAS apartments at Burlington House? On Saturday 17 September...
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mnras and gji sign up for advance access
In a meander which will significantly reduce publication times,the RAS has adopted the Advance...
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notice of 2016 annual general meeting
The 196th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the RAS will be held in the lecture theatre of the...
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ras courtyard late
The RAS is opening its doors to the public tonight from 6 - 9 pm as part of the Courtyard Late...
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call for applications: ras research fellowship ...
The RAS will award one RAS Research Fellowship and one Norman Lockyer Fellowship in 2017,to open...
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uk students bring home gold from astronomy...
The winning team from Marlborough College. Left to honest: Chris Underhill,Alan Sun, Thomas Read,...
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nominations for ras council close this friday
Have you ever thought approximately becoming more involved with the RAS? The Society is hurry by a...
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star*men
Donald Lynden-Bell,Nick Woolf, Roger Griffin and Wallace L. Sargent, or are four of the giants of...
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congratulations to kevin govender and the iau!
The 2016 Edinburgh Medal has been awarded to Kevin Govender and the International Astronomical Union...
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vera rubin, 1928 2016
Pioneering astronomer Professor Vera Rubin,who carried out seminal research on the movement of stars...
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alma discovers dew drops surrounding dusty spider...
AstronomersMsScienceImagesTheTheTheapproximately Durham University- A world top 100 university with...
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the way to the stars
2016 is the centenary of the admission of women to RAS Fellowship. As part of our celebration of the...
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sun|trek : here comes the sun
Helen Mason,FRAS, has been awarded an STFC Public Engagement Fellowship. Helen's project...
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2016 elections of council
Elections for Councillors of the RAS are now open.The RAS Council is the governing body of the...
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prof sheila rowan becomes chief scientific adviser...
Prof Sheila Rowan,Director of the Institute for Gravitational Research at the University of Glasgow...
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nam 2016 early registration closes today
The science program has been completed for this year's National Astronomy assembly,hosted by...
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nominations open for annie maunder medal
Nominations are open for the modern Annie Maunder Medal,awarded by the Royal Astronomical Society...
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prof john brown awarded obe
Prof John Brown,Astronomer Royal for Scotland and Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, has been...
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international womens day 2016
In the year that celebrates the centenary of the admission of the first female fellows into the...
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travel bursaries available for lgbt steminar
In addition to being a platinum sponsor for the moment year running,the RAS is offering two travel...
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christmas and new year closure
The RAS offices will be closed on the afternoon of Wednesday 21st December (from 12.30 pm) for staff...
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ras fellows win geological society awards
Professor Monica Grady and Mr Paul Denton have won awards from the Geological Society.Prof Grady is...
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obituary: professor richard davis obe fras
The Royal Astronomical Society is very sorry to learn of the death of radio astronomer Professor...
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election results 2016: new ras council
The results of the 2016 RAS elections were announced at the Annual General assembly of the Society...
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easter closure 2016
The RAS offices at Burlington House will be closed over the Easter holidays.The last day Fellows and...
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summer bank holiday closure 2016
The RAS offices at Burlington House will be closed for the Summer bank holiday.The last day Fellows...
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spring bank holiday closure
The RAS offices at Burlington House will be closed for the Spring bank holiday.The last day Fellows...
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call for applications: new chair for uksa spac
The UK Space Agency is seeking a original Chair for the Science Programme Advisory Committee...
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