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The UK has a strong planetary science research community – not least among those starting their research careers. UK Planetary Forum showcased early career research in its meeting at Manchester, with a varied an interesting programme of talks and posters.

GJI Student Author Award-winner Hilary Martens has received her certificate as author of one of the best student papers of 2016 in Geophysical Journal International.

The Red Planet needs you! Or that's what NASA's latest posters say, in the best advertising traditions.

Slight variations in the orbits of three NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars have allowed researchers to produce a gravity map of the Red Planet, indicating that it has a liquid outer core.

The RAS is sponsoring Ada Lovelace Day, 11 October, this year, with an especial interest in ALD Live!, an evening of music, comedy and science fun.

Europe's billion star mapper has released its first set of data, based on the first year of data.

The world – and Caroline Herschel – came to Burlington House on 17 September. Find out what they found...

Here are the latest Town Hall Meetings for the second tranche of RAS200 funding

The discovery of Neptune involves intrigue, mystery and orbital mechanics. A birthday dinner, an uncredited observer and dodgy behaviour in the twentieth century all play a part.

Manchester is the place to go to see spectacular art linking astronomy and indigenous culture – but hurry!