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NEWS & PRESS
 Have you ever wondered what is in the RAS apartments at Burlington House? On Saturday 16 September 2017 we will be opening our doors to the public during Open House London and offering organised tours (no booking required) and children's science activities (booking required - see below).
The RAS entrance hall, where tours will... More
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Last updated on Thursday, 17 August 2017 12:45 |
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Published on Tuesday, 15 August 2017 15:16 |
 WARNING: Never look directly at the Sun! Read the RAS leaflet for guidance on how to view the eclipse safely.
If the weather is good, viewers across the UK will be treated to a partial solar eclipse on 21 August 2017, just before sunset.
Image of the partially eclipsed Sun, photographed through a telephoto... More
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Last updated on Tuesday, 15 August 2017 10:13 |
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Published on Tuesday, 15 August 2017 10:11 |
 The RAS will award two RAS Research Fellowships in 2018, to begin on 1 October 2018 or within 6 months thereafter. Each fellowship provides post-doctoral funding for up to three years.
The fellowships are offered to outstanding candidates to enable them to pursue research in the UK in the disciplines advanced by the RAS i.e.... More
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Last updated on Thursday, 03 August 2017 10:49 |
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Published on Thursday, 03 August 2017 09:31 |
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Job Advertisement: closing date 8 September 2017
Education and Outreach Officer (part-time: 2 days a week job share)
The Royal Astronomical Society
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is looking for a multi-talented self-starter to take on a job share role as Education and Outreach Officer. This is a role... More
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Last updated on Tuesday, 01 August 2017 14:15 |
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Published on Tuesday, 01 August 2017 14:14 |
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Applications are now open for the RAS-OAD Astro4Dev mobility grants: coordinated by the OAD in partnership with the Royal Astronomical Society, this mobility funding has the goal of establishing or nurturing research, educational and/or development related collaborations between the United Kingdom (UK) and countries where... More
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Last updated on Monday, 31 July 2017 15:59 |
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Published on Monday, 31 July 2017 15:58 |
 For the first time, a team of scientists have calculated the distribution of all light energy contained within the Milky Way, which will provide new insight into the make-up of our galaxy and how stars in spiral galaxies such as ours form. The study is published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical... More
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Last updated on Friday, 28 July 2017 09:17 |
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Published on Friday, 28 July 2017 05:00 |
 In a first-of-its-kind analysis, Northwestern University astrophysicists have discovered that, contrary to previously standard lore, up to half of the matter in our Milky Way galaxy may come from distant galaxies. As a result, each one of us may be made in part from extragalactic matter. The study, which required the equivalent... More
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Last updated on Wednesday, 26 July 2017 09:47 |
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Published on Thursday, 27 July 2017 01:00 |
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Job Advertisement
Executive Director
The Royal Astronomical Society
The Royal Astronomical Society is looking for a new Executive Director to provide direction, leadership and motivation to the Society, its resources and dedicated professional staff. The Society promotes and disseminates the study... More
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Last updated on Thursday, 27 July 2017 15:01 |
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Published on Wednesday, 26 July 2017 12:32 |
 The death of a massive star in a distant galaxy 10 billion years ago created a rare superluminous supernova that astronomers say is one of the most distant ever discovered. The brilliant explosion, more than three times as bright as the 100 billion stars of our Milky Way galaxy combined, occurred about 3.5 billion years after... More
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Last updated on Friday, 21 July 2017 17:14 |
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Published on Friday, 21 July 2017 17:12 |
 Astronomers from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, and the University of Minnesota Duluth, USA, have provided a way for armchair astronomers, and even primary school children, to merely look at a spiral galaxy and estimate the mass of its hidden, central black hole. The research was supported by the Australian... More
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Last updated on Thursday, 20 July 2017 15:44 |
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Published on Thursday, 20 July 2017 15:33 |
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