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✨ #NAM2024 UPDATE ✨ The deadline to submit abstracts for this year's National Astronomy Meeting has been extended to midnight on Sunday 9th June. To do so, visit: nam2024.hull.ac.uk/science/abst...

June's issue of A&G magazine is out now! 🔭 ✨☄️ It features articles on comets & culture, star formation in the era of the James Webb Space Telescope and Alma Observatory, and solid-liquid interactions in deep planetary interiors. Read more at: academic.oup.com/astrogeo/iss...

We have today published the findings and recommendations of our report into bullying and harassment in the fields of astronomy and geophysics. Read more here: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

Did you miss Royal Astronomical Society president Mike Edmunds on BBC Radio 4’s #TheLifeScientific this morning? Not to worry, the programme will be repeated at 21:00 BST tomorrow (Wednesday 24 April). It is also available via BBC Sounds 🎤🔭

Don't forget to tune into Radio 4 on Tuesday (23 April) to hear the Royal Astronomical Society’s president Mike Edmunds on The Life Scientific. 📻 🎤 Presenter Jim Al-Khalili explores Prof Edmunds' life and work, as well as his one-man show about Isaac Newton. Listen at 09:00 BST.

Could the Moon have influenced the builders of Stonehenge? 🌑 🪨 That's what @englishheritage, the @royalastrosoc and experts from @bournemouthuni, the University of Oxford and the University of Leicester want to find out. Read more at: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

Calling all young stargazers! 🔭 💫 Next month the Royal Astronomical Society is running four free workshops on the Herschel family for children in Years 4-9 (ages 7-14) in the Slough area. They will be held at Slough Museum. (1/3)

🚨Reminder🚨 Tonight, RAS president Mike Edmunds will be interviewed by Jim Al-Khalili for BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific. Tickets are sold out for the live recording at RAS HQ, but if you were lucky enough to snap one up we’ll see you later! 😃🔭🎟️

Calling all Fellows! Have an idea for one of our monthly specialist discussion meetings? We want to hear from you! We've extended the deadline for submissions for the academic year starting October 2024 and can provide Burlington House at no cost. The new deadline is 5 April.

What better way to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay than to remember pioneering astronomer Mary Blagg, one of the first women to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. To mark the 80th anniversary of her passing, a new project will tell her inspirational story ⬇️

Today is #InternationalWomensDay ! 👩🏾‍🔬👩🏼‍🚀👩🏻‍🔧 We’re proud of the many extraordinary women that are part of the Royal Astronomical Society - staff, Fellows, Friends and followers, we acknowledge your invaluable contributions to the astronomy and geophysics community and beyond. #IWD2024

We are pleased to announce that a deal has been agreed to secure a 999-year leasehold on our London headquarters, Burlington House! ✍️🥳 Read more about it and what it means: ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/deal-agreed-999-year-lease-ras-hq

🗣️ Announcement 🗣️ Our report into bullying and harassment in the fields of astronomy and geophysics will be published on 17 May. A live-streamed launch of the survey - which revealed a systemic bullying problem in the sciences - will present its findings and recommendations ⬇️

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Ooooooo, a bonus episode of The Super Massive Podcast from the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social is out! Take a 13 minute break from whatever you're doing and enjoy the show. 🔭

Double Yolker Galaxies - The Supermassive Podcastpca.st This is The Supermassive Podcast from the Royal Astronomical Society. Every month, science journalist Izzie Clarke and astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst take you through the universe with the latest r...

Next public lecture: Tuesday 20 February, hybrid, 13:00GMT and 18:00GMT. 'Eyes on Mars - increasing awareness of UK Mars exploration' - Mullard Space Science Laboratory PhD student Catherine Regan. For more info and to register: ras.ac.uk/events-and-m...

That’s a wrap from us at #Astrofest today, but the Royal Astronomical Society team will be back again tomorrow. If you’ve got tickets please come and say “Hi”! Still looking to get one? Visit europeanastrofest.com so you don’t miss out on the “Universe coming to London” 🪐💫🔭

If you’re at #Astrofest today, a reminder that our Deputy Director Robert Massey will be giving a talk at 16:35 GMT titled ‘A cluttered and noisy sky’. Don’t miss it if you want to hear more about the impact satellites are having on stargazing and what we can do about it 🔭💫🛰️

It’s been a busy morning at #Astrofest and great to see some of our Friends and Fellows - big thanks to Wendy Taylor for taking a picture of the team below! Want to join us? Find out more at our website ras.ac.uk 🌌🪐

“Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how are wonder what you are”… well now we’re finding out, thanks to three @RoyalAstroSoc Fellows! They’ve been awarded the prestigious Crafoord Prize in Astronomy 2024 for helping us see inside the Sun and stars. More ⬇️ youtu.be/FOyH1ylIbGI

#Astrofest is here! Reminder that you can come and see us at stand 48-49 at the Kensington Conference Centre today and tomorrow. Chat to the team, learn more about what we do and try out some of these interactive exhibits offering insights into the Moon, Earth and Mars! 🔭💫🪐

We’re just getting ready for #Astrofest tomorrow… 💫🔭 Want to hear more about the perks of being a Fellow or Friend of the Royal Astronomical Society? Come and say “Hi” 👋 at stand 48-49 in the Kensington Conference Centre on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 Feb! 🎟️ @ europeanastrofest.com

Is the end of the world worth panicking about? ☄️🌋🤯 From asteroids to supernova explosions, the latest episode of the #RASSupermassive podcast looks at all the big bad things that put our planet at risk. Tune it at podfollow.com/supermassive or on your favourite podcast app!

⏱️⏱️⏱️ There are now just hours to go to get your nominations in for the @RoyalAstroSoc’s 2023 Thesis prizes 📚🔭🏆 They include the Michael Penston prize, the Keith Runcorn prize, and the Patricia Tomkins prize. Nominate by midnight here ⬇️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

🚨Discovery!🚨 Astronomers have spotted a new type of red giant star at the heart of the Milky Way. Meet these so-called ‘Old Smokers’ 🚬 , ‘hidden’ stars observed along with ‘Squalling Newborns’ 👶 in research published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomy Society. ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

Want to find out more about the Royal Astronomical Society and everything we do? Come and say 'Hi' at European Astrofest in London next month. We'll have some fun exhibits to play with, while our Deputy Director Robert Massey will also be giving a talk. Tickets: europeanastrofest.com

Want to see the REAL colours of Neptune and Uranus? 👀 A new study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society has revealed that the two ice giants are actually far closer in colour than typically thought. Read more here: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

Want to find out more about the #spacequilt? NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, Halley’s Comet and asteroids raining down on a T-Rex 🦖 were among 100 patchwork squares sent in from all over the world. Read about each one on our website at lnkd.in/gvT7tthm

Brrr… feeling chilly on this cold December morning? Fear not, a clip about our very own SPACE quilt will warm you up! 🪐💫🛌 The patchwork creation was made to mark the RAS bicentenary and has since been filmed by the @Objectivity_Vid YouTube channel 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq5L...

Want to learn more about Iceland’s volcanic eruption? 🌋 This paper, published last month in #GJI Geophysical Journal International, used ambient seismic noise to visualise what is happening beneath the unstable and magma-filled #Reykjanes peninsula. academic.oup.com/gji/article/...

Did you see the #Geminidmeteorshower last night? Amateur astronomer and ‘comet chaser’ Helen Usher captured these brilliant images from South Wales ☄️