Astronomy and chemistry come together in the exploration of the universe for signs of the origin of life. And at the annual get-together of the Astrophysical Chemistry Group. Sue Bowler gets the flavour of their meeting.
Published: 25 June 2019
Author: Dr Sue Bowler
The devil is in the detail when it comes to astronomical images, and the more detail the better. An RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting on 'High resolution imaging in the visual and infrared' gave an overview of current research and future prospects.
Expect fun, friends and more than a little mayhem at the annual RAS picnic on 21 July 2019
The RAS International Committee has been meeting and here's what was decided.
Life in the day of Morgan Hollis Assistant Editor in the RAS Editorial Office and Deputy Press Officer.
Joe Davies tells all about his time as a summer intern on Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Published: 15 October 2018
Fun Palaces are creative, cultural, but above all community events taking place worldwide on the weekend of 6 and 7 October. This year the RAS is joining in, along with Creativity and Curiosity.
Hannah Dalgleish won an RAS Grant to attend the 8th Communicating Astronomy to the Public (CAP) conference at the The Fukuoka City Science Museum in Japan – and was exceptionally lucky that the cherry blossom (sakura) came a week early!
The two beautiful regulator clocks that hang outside the Council Room at Burlington House are important items in the Society’s historic instruments collection, writes Beth Gaskell. They are two of the first instruments to be donated to the Society in 1827.
A talk to the friends of the RAS provided an opportunity to chat with interesting – and interested –people.
Find out about the daily life of the RAS Deputy Executive Director.
David Morris recounts a successful weekend for OU students – and for the RAS.
The Paneth Meteorite Trust is looking for undergraduate students to take up paid internships in research into meteorites. The closing date for applications is 6 April 2018.
The Royal Astronomical Society and the William Herschel Society have announced the initiation of a Caroline Herschel Prize, to recognise excellence among women astronomers at early stages in their careers.
The decision to leave the European Union will change the UK research landscape. The RAS is working to raise researchers' concerns in the UK government.
A reception at the 231st AAS Meeting in Washington DC was a chance for US Fellows to get together and meet the RAS President.
Quentin Brissaud has won a GJI Student Author Award for 2017
Researchers in RAS fields planning to attend the LGBT+Steminar in January 2018 can now apply for bursaries towards the cost.
Yasmin Chowdhury joined the team at Burlington House over the summer – and discovered what it takes to get papers into the journals and science out to policy-makers.
GCSE Astronomy at the Royal Astronomical Society - results are in!
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