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Our deputy executive director Dr Robert Massey has been at the Transnational Networks & International Cooperation workshop in Dublin today.

It featured closed-door discussions and breakout sessions at University College Dublin, while tomorrow there will be plenary sessions open to the public.
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🔭 Want to explore the stars? ✨ Why not join us for a new exhibition launching next year at the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol.

Delivered in partnership with the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social and curated by Ione Parkin, it is titled Cosmos: the Art of Observing Space.

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Cosmos: The Art of Observing Space
A major art and science exhibition celebrating our enduring fascination with space.
www.rwa.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Come for our free lecture at 5pm this Thursday & hear from Dr Fabio Silva & Prof Clive Ruggles FSA about the 13 towers of Chankillo that form part of a monumental complex built in the Peruvian coastal desert in the 3rdC BC! ✨🔭⭐ Organised w/ @royalastrosoc.bsky.social

www.sal.org.uk/event/ras-le...
Robust Methodologies in Skyscape Archaeology: Case Studies from Malta and Peru - Society of Antiquaries of London
Evening lecture organised jointly with the Royal Astronomical Society. Learn about the thirteen towers of Chankillo which form part of a monumental complex built in the Peruvian coastal desert in the ...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Published in #GJI Geophysical Journal International: "Seismic characteristics and implications of ultramafic rocks from the Red Hills Massif, northern South Island, New Zealand", Shao et al. This is Fig. 2: read the paper at academic.oup.com/gji/article/... @royalastrosoc.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
📣 Calling all Fellows! 📣

Time is running out to submit nominations for the Elections to RAS Council 2026. 🗳️

If you would like to nominate yourself for one of the vacancies, visit: www.mi-nomination.com/royalastrosoc

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November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Published in #MNRAS: "Engulfment of a hot Jupiter as a possible origin of the rapid spin and internal spin misalignment of the planet-hosting red giant Kepler-56", by Takato Tokuno. This is Fig. 2: to read the paper please visit academic.oup.com/mnras/articl... @royalastrosoc.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Get ready for a lunar lift-off! 🚀🌔

On Friday we'll be hosting the country's leading space experts for a workshop about potential challenges and next steps to ensure the UK one day has a presence on the Moon. 🌙 ⤵️
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🚨 Reminder🚨

This Thursday we'll be holding a joint lecture with the @antiquaries.bsky.social about the thirteen towers of Chankillo, which form part of a monumental complex built in the Peruvian coastal desert in the 3rd century BC.

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November 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
🎉 Exciting announcement to kick off the week! 🎉

The @royalastrosoc.bsky.social is pleased to announce that the 2026 National Astronomy Meeting will be held by the University of Birmingham from 20-24 July. 🔭🪐💫

And even better, the call for session-proposal submissions is now OPEN! 🥳⤵️
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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'Challenging the standard cosmological mode' in Philosophical Transactions A is now one of @royalsocietypublishing.org's most highly cited and widely read issues. 👏

It was edited by 2025 @royalastrosoc.bsky.social Gold Medal winner James Binney, Roya Mohayee, John Peacock and Subir Sarkar.

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November 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE! 🔭🔬⚗️

Want to support UK science centres? Join the @sciencecentres.bsky.social campaign by signing an open letter calling on the Government to recognise science and discovery centres as part of the UK's scientific and cultural ecosystem.

📝 sciencecentres.org.uk/openletter2025/
Association for science and discovery centres open letter 2025
This open letter is part of the campaign 'Science Centres for our Future: Supporting engagement, education and diversity in STEM for the next 25 years' calling on the Department for Science,…
sciencecentres.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Look out, the Supermassive Podcast has gone rogue! 🫣

The latest bonus episode is out and it sees Izzie, Dr Becky and Robert answering YOUR questions, such as 'Can JWST detect exomoons?', 'How big is our cosmic neighbourhood?' and 'What is a rogue black hole?!' ⚫

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November 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🏆 Awards news🏆

We're delighted to announce the winners of Geophysical Journal International's 2025 Student Author Award. 🌋🌍🏅

🎉 Congratulations to...

Masayoshi Someya, University of Tokyo
Xiongwei Liu, @colorado.edu
Jingtao Min, @ethz.ch

Read more at: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A little research news for your Thursday morning... ☕

Astronomers have developed a groundbreaking model that reveals how extremely massive stars with more than 1,000 times the mass of the Sun have governed the birth and early evolution of the oldest star clusters in the universe. ✨☀️

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November 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Hello from the 25th annual Science and the Parliament event in Edinburgh! 🪐🔭👋

Our Deputy Executive Director @robertmassey.bsky.social has been joined by Professor Andy Lawrence, from the University of Edinburgh, and Dr Sophie Butcher, of the British Geological Survey.

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November 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Time is running out to get nominations in for the 2026 Caroline Herschel Medal.🏅

This year the award will celebrate an outstanding woman astronomer based in Germany. 👩🔭

Know someone who deserves to be recognised? Together with the @germanastrosoc.bsky.social we'd love to hear from you.

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November 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A super insight into space dust! ☄️👽

Dr Penny Wozniakiewicz has just finished her fascinating talk on cosmic dust, covering everything from what it is to ways to collect it on Earth... and even how our own activities in space are contributing to it. 🛰️🪐🌌

Thank you to everyone who attended. 👏

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November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We're expecting a full house tonight for the latest lecture in our Public Talk series, and it's all about space dust! 🌌 ☄️

Dr Penny Wozniakiewicz is just getting set up ahead of the talk's start at 6pm – stay tuned!
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
📣 Announcement📣

We are aware that as a result of the Cloudflare outage some people are having problems accessing the ScholarOne submission system.

If you are trying to submit a paper to one of our journals #MNRAS, #GJI or #RASTI and need to speak to the editorial office, email [email protected]
November 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🚨Event alert🚨

Have you registered your attendance for 'The Impact of UK Planetary Geoscience' conference at the Geological Society of London?

📅 27 Nov
🎟️ Reduced rates for @royalastrosoc.bsky.social Fellows
📝 Registration closes 26 Nov
ℹ️ geolsoc.org.uk/events/the-impact-of-uk-planetary-geoscience
November 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🎟️ SOLD OUT 🎟️

In person tickets for tomorrow's @royalastrosoc.bsky.social Public Talk on Cosmic Dust have now all been reserved.

However, if you still want to see it, you can book a spot online until 11am tomorrow (Tuesday 18 Nov).

Don't miss out! Register at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-tal...
November 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Queen guitarist and RAS Fellow Sir Brian May launched a new book last week, co-created with RAS Councillor Professor Derek Ward-Thompson. 🌌📖

RAS Executive Director Ian Russell and Head of Operations Audie Muller were also among the 150 guests at the event.

Read more at: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
It's now time for our November A&G Highlights meeting, featuring talks by three 2025 RAS Award winners. 🏅🏆

▪️ @nigelpmeredith.bsky.social, of @bas.ac.uk
▪️ Dr Steven Cunnington, of @manchester.ac.uk
▪️ Dr Dimitri Veras, of @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social, who will be delivering the George Darwin Lecture.
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Thanks to everyone who has joined us in person and online for our Early Careers Event. 👏

It's been a hugely successful day!

This afternoon saw several speakers, including @interplanetary.bsky.social and Dr Affelia Wibisono, talking about their experiences in science communication. 🪐🔭🗣️
November 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It's been an informative and inspiring morning here at our Early Career Event.

RAS Award winner Dr Paola Pinilla, data scientist Dr Robert Shore and geologist Professor Chris Jackson have been among the speakers offering advice and sharing experiences they've encountered during their careers. 🪐🖥️🌋
November 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM