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We encourage and promote astronomy, solar system science, and geophysics in the UK and worldwide.

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Is your son or daughter passionate about the stars? 🔭 💫 Why not come and join us for a series of exciting workshops offering children aged 7-14 the chance to build a comet, play around with a telescope and make electrical circuits to learn about constellations! (1/4)

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It's 4pm! Time to explain what we've been so excited about - here's your 60 second overview of #VenusNews . Don't forget you can watch our press conference featuring the lead author of the study, Professor Jane Greaves of @cardiffuni , getting started:

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We have detected a gas called "phosphine" in the atmosphere of Venus, says @jgreaves6 . This could point to the presence of life in the clouds of Venus. Their study is published in the journal Nature Astronomy and will be free to access today. #VenusNews

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You may have heard a rumour that we're announcing something big this afternoon - well of course we want you to be the first to know what's going on so stayed tuned here. At 4pm this video will go live and we'll also be live-streaming our press conference.

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Phosphine on Venus - Lead scientist Jane Greaves explains the...

Read the main news article here: https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/hints-life-venusRead the FAQ here: https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/venus-phosphi...

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Searching for the truth? Go direct to the source. Tune in to our press briefing this afternoon to hear directly from the lead scientist involved some exciting new research. We go live on our YouTube channel at 4pm - click here to set a reminder:

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Everything you need to know about the exciting announcement that phosphine has been detected in the atmosphere of Venus. Let's start off with the 60 second overview.. #Venus #VenusNews

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Two possibilities - there could be some completely unknown reaction that is creating phosphine, or the more exciting one, that it could be life, says William Bains. #VenusNews

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At its meeting in July, the governing council of the RAS made a decision to write to the UK Space Agency, the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA to express its concerns about the original JWST naming process and the apparent failure to investigate James Webb’s background.

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A partial solar eclipse is taking place tomorrow, and it will be visible across the UK! The Moon will pass right in front of the Sun, blotting out up to around 25% of its disc. 🌞🌚 📷: Robin Scagell/Galaxy

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Astronomers from @UniofNewcastle have found that supermassive black holes obscured by dust are more likely to grow & release tremendous amounts of energy when they are inside galaxies that are expected to collide with a neighbouring galaxy. 🌌 Learn more:

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Go Webb! 🥳🥳🥳 #UnfoldTheUniverse #JWST

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The RAS notes with dismay recent comments made about girls in physics. These stereotypes are extremely outdated and can be very damaging. Physics is a subject for everyone, and no one should be discouraged from studying it.

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In early December, northern hemisphere observers will enjoy their best view of Mars until the 2030s. The red planet will be high in UK skies and will appear brighter than any star. ✨ Learn how to observe the planet at the link below 👇

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A new study, published in #MNRAS , has discovered the first known permanent immigrant to our Solar System. The asteroid, currently nestling in Jupiter’s orbit, is the first known asteroid to have been captured from another star system.

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Margaret Hamilton of the Apollo project, next to her code written by hand and used to land on the Moon. Credit: NASA

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To celebrate our bicentenary, @RoyalMailStamps has launched a stunning new set of stamps showcasing 'visions of the universe'. Available for pre-order today! #rasstamps #ras2020 #bicentrivia

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Want an overview of why people are talking about Venus? How about a quick explainer video that you can watch as you boil the kettle? Your wish is our command: #Venus #VenusNews

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Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Ada Lovelace was a British mathematician. She was the first to consider the concept of an operating system or software in 1842, while translating and annotating a critique of Charles Babbage's 'analytical engine', an early form of computer. #ALD20

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It's been a very exciting week for us over here at the RAS - it's not every day you release fascinating research about biosignatures on Venus! We just wanted to give our new followers a warm welcome - we hope you'll enjoy keeping up to date with astronomy and geophysics with us!

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An international team of researchers has obtained the largest set of detailed observations yet of the oldest stars in the centre of our Galaxy, the Milky Way. 🌌

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The most volcanic body in the solar system is Jupiter's moon, Io. The huge gravitational force exerted by Jupiter deforms Io, causing heating deep in its interior, resulting in eruptions of lava hundreds of miles above the surface @joshammond #bicentrivia Image credit: NASA

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Want to see the REAL colours of Neptune and Uranus? 👀 A new study published in #MNRAS @RAS_Journals has revealed that the two ice giants are actually far closer in colour than typically thought. Read more here:

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Enheduanna was a high-priestess and princess who lived in the Sumerian city-state of Ur, now part of Iraq. She was appointed Priestess of the Moon Goddess in about 2354 BCE, which required making accurate mathematical and astronomical predictions. #STEMlegends #WomenInSTEM

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Is life common in the Milky Way? ~ 100 billion stars, but only 10% are the right sort, 10% are in the right place, 10% have rocky planets in the habitable zone, 10% have magnetic fields, 10% have stabilising moons...in fact, we may be alone @profbradgibson #bicentrivia

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Ahem. I think you'll find @robertmmassey works for us - and we're the Royal *Astronomical* Society @MetroUKNews ! Good to see #cometNEOWISE getting press coverage though - it's definitely worth seeing if you can!

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Prof Sara Seager has been talking to @rocketlab - they would have a spacecraft that is about 15 kg so you're payload would have to be about 3 kg - quite a challenge, but exciting that they are thinking about it. #VenusNews

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The Royal Astronomical Society stands in solidarity with Black people. There is no place for racism in science, or in wider society. We are aware of the need for greater diversity in the fields of astronomy and geophysics and are working hard to accomplish this. #BlackLivesMatter

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We have Fellows in US, who are Muslim, who can't travel to meetings. Science is international - very much our business.

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We're counting down to Christmas with a social media advent calendar. Each day we will share a different square that has been sent to us for the patchwork side of our commemorative bicentenary quilt. Read about the #RASquilt here: #RASAdventQuilt

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RAS Bicentennial Quilt

2020 will mark the 200th anniversary of the Royal Astronomical Society. One of the ways the society will celebrate this significant milestone is by running a p...

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The 2023 Annie Maunder Medal is awarded to @BlackInAstro , a grassroots organisation and community that was founded after the police violence upon Black people within the USA. It focuses on inspiring, developing, and enriching Black space scientists.

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Now it's @ProfSaraSeager - warning that "we are not claiming discovery on life Venus" - but says that they are confident that they have found phosphine. "We would like to see our findings repeated with observations at different wavelengths" #Venus

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We are lost for words.🤯 Introducing the Carina Nebula, the Southern Ring Nebula, and Stephan's Quintet as seen by #JWST . Thank you for unfolding the Universe, JWST! We can't wait for a future of more spectacular images just like these! 📷: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

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Prof Jane Greaves says that the level of phosphine is around 20 parts per billion. Organisms could easily create this amount of phosphine, but they wanted to be really careful and rule out other potential sources of phosphine. #VenusNews

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Many congratulations to Prof. Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell of @UniofOxford who has been selected to receive the RAS Gold Medal for Astronomy 2021! #RASAwards

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Huge congratulations to Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Prof Phil Diamond (SKAO) CBE, Prof Emma Bunce OBE and Prof Mike Cruise OBE for being recognised in the #NewYearsHonours list. Incredible to see four astronomers recognised! 🔭💫🪐 Warmest regards from everyone at @RoyalAstroSoc .

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We hope that our discovery motivates future focussed missions to Venus to find out more says @ProfSaraSeager #VenusNews

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Happy winter solstice! #solstice

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Congratulations to @drbecky_ - announced as winner of the Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship 2020 from the William Herschel Society & RAS. We look forward to hearing her lecture entitled "Supermassive Black Holes: The Ultimate Galaxy Killers" #womeninSTEM

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Dr Rebecca Smethurst wins Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship

The winner of the 2020 Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship is Dr Rebecca (Becky) Smethurst. Dr Smethurst is a Junior Research Fellow at Christ Church, University of...

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Another exciting day ahead - we're going to take a look at what the papers are saying about the discovery of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus. How many will mention "aliens" in the headline do you think? #VenusNews

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Catch the total lunar eclipse this Friday - eclipsed Moon visible after sunset on 27 July, plus bright Mars low on the south-east horizon. Both visible to the naked eye and entirely safe to look at.

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From January 2024, all journals published by the Royal Astronomical Society will be Open Access. This move will enable everyone in the global community to have free, immediate, and unrestricted access to the high-quality research published in the portfolio of RAS journals.

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Excited about our big news announcement at 4pm? Want something to do while you wait? How about checking out our first online early career researcher poster exhibition? With over 200 posters it should keep you plenty busy until 4! ;) #RASPoster2020

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The 2022 Winton Award for Astronomy is awarded to Dr Rebecca Smethurst ( @drbecky_ ) of @OxfordPhysics for making major advances in the field of galaxy formation and evolution.

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To mark #InternationalWomensDay2018 , @RoyalAstroSoc is celebrating women who helped shape the history of astronomy. #IWD2018 #STEMlegends #WomenInSTEM

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The Royal Astronomical Society believes that changes to UK funding of research and development, and the loss of EU funding after #Brexit , are a serious threat to curiosity-driven research in astronomy and geophysics. Read more here:

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We are very excited to announce that Professor Emma Bunce ( @drbuncen ) has started her two year term as the new president of the Royal Astronomical Society! Congratulations! (Image credit: Andrew Fox)

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Tapputi-Belatekallim was the first person in history to have recorded chemical experiments. She is thought of as the first chemist and was mentioned in a tablet from Babylonian Mesopotamia. This was written in a Sumerian language and dated to c 1200 BCE. #STEMlegends #WomenInSTEM

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A suggested life-cycle hypothesis is being suggested by @ProfSaraSeager - watch the live stream to find out more. #VenusNews

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Dr Sheila Kanani, our Education, Outreach and Diversity Officer, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list. She receives the honour in recognition of her services to astronomy and to diversity in physics. Congratulations, @SaturnSheila ! ⭐

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Dr Sheila Kanani awarded MBE

Dr Sheila Kanani, the Royal Astronomical Society’s Education, Outreach and Diversity Officer has been awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) i...

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"Given we did this with two independent observatories, we can say with a high-degree of confidence that we found phosphine" says @jgreaves6 . It's unexpected and exciting. #VenusNews

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The 2023 Annie Maunder Medal is awarded to @BlackInAstro 🎉

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Congratulations to the Astropy Project Team @astropy who have been awarded the @RoyalAstroSoc Group Achievement Award for Astronomy for producing the exceedingly valuable research toolkit Astropy and fostering professional software development skills in the community. #rasawards

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Aglaonike was the first known female astronomer in Ancient Greece. It's thought that she could predict lunar eclipses in about 150 BCE, and so she was sometimes referred as a sorcerer. A Greek proverb states: “the moon obeys Aglaonike". #STEMlegends #WomenInSTEM

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Tonight the UK and eastern hemisphere will see a partial #LunarEclipse , on the same day as the #Apollo50 anniversary. If you have a clear sky, and an unobstructed southeastern horizon, take a look after sunset.

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EVENT ALERT 🚨 An online workshop is being held in memory of astronomer Professor Jay Pasachoff, who died last year aged 79. It has been organised by the Network for Astronomy School Education and will take place 12:30-15:00 GMT on 16 Dec. More info:

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The #PerseveranceRover has landed on Mars - a big congratulations to the @NASAPersevere team! 🥳🚀

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Touchdown confirmed. The #CountdownToMars is complete, but the mission is just beginning.

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Today, an international team of astronomers announced the most detailed ever catalogue of stars in a part of our Milky Way galaxy. The @ESAGaia #EDR3 data release provides us with valuable information on over 1.8 billion stars in our solar neighbourhood. (Image credit: ESA)

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Fatima al-Fihri was an Arab Muslim woman who is known for founding the first university in the world in 859. This was the University of Al Quaraouiyine located in Morocco in North Africa. She also founded one of the oldest libraries in the world. #STEMlegends #WomenInSTEM

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It's 11 February, which means it is @UN International Women and Girls in Science Day! 🔭⚛️🔬🚀 Today we’re celebrating women and girls in science in all stages of their careers, and the innovation, knowledge and passion they bring to the field. ⭐ @UN_Women #WomenInScience

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They looked at over 70 different reactions and did a thermodynamic analysis. They could not find any that could create the amount of phosphine that they observed says Dr William Bains. #VenusNews They also looked at rock chemistry, lightning and more - none explained observation.

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Tonight is International #ObserveTheMoon night - a night dedicated to our natural satellite, the Moon! We'd love to see your perspectives of our Moon - reply to this tweet with your lunar images! Whether its photography, artwork, or anything else, share them with us! 🌕

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We have some exciting news to share later 🚀💫 🥳 Check back at 16:00 GMT to find out more!

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We’re really excited about @Girlguiding ’s new Space badge, which has been developed as part of #EveryGirl and #RAS200 . ✨🔭🚀

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Attention meteor lovers! ☄️ Are YOU studying a BSc/MSc/MSci course and interested in a summer research project on meteoritics? The Paneth Meteorite Trust offers bursaries for such internships and is now accepting applications from student supervisors ⬇️

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Next question: Alien life would be a fantastic explanation for this, but you really would have to rule out all the other possible explanation. Can we really be confident there is no atmospheric process that could abiotically create phosphine. #VenusNews

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Using computer simulations, an international team of cosmologists have discovered that observations of gravitational waves from merging black holes may unveil the true nature of dark matter. Their findings are presented at #NAM2023 today by co-author Dr Alex Jenkins of @ucl .

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Congratulations to Dr Michele Bannister @astrokiwi of Queen’s University Belfast @QUBelfast who has been awarded the @RoyalAstroSoc Winton Award for Geophysics for her work in the surveying and discovery of trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs). #rasawards

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@BBCRadio4 @jimalkhalili @jimalkhalili will talk to Professor Edmunds about his life, work and inspirations from 18:30 - 19:30 GMT at Burlington House.

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The workshops will be connected with STEAM activities with Year 5 pupils in Slough. Their titles are... Workshop 1 - Intro to constellations Workshop 2 - William and his telescopes Workshop 3 - Caroline the comet hunter Workshop 4 - John the polymath and influencer

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Read our full statement:

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The RAS and JWST

At its meeting in July the governing council of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) took a decision to write to the UK Space Agency, the European Space Agency (ESA)...

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We have some fun outreach news to share! The @RoyalAstroSoc has been awarded a £9,500 grant from @sciencecentres to carry out four workshops based on stories from the Herschel family for primary school children in Slough between March and May. Find out more below...

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Tonight sees the peak of the #Lyrids meteor shower, so it's a great time to #LookUp . Find out how they got their name, how to see them , and how many to expect in an hour. #STEM #LyridMeteorShower

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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:

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We are delighted to announce that Dr Margarita Segou, of the @BritGeoSurvey , has been appointed as the new editor-in-chief of Geophysical Journal International. She will take over from Professor Jörg Renner on 1 March. Read more here ⬇️

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You can now register to join us for an amazing 3-day live stream of the Weird and Wonderful World of Uranus in celebration of World Space Week and in collaboration with University of Leicester and the Herschel Museum. To register and for more information:

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Dr William Bains of MIT up now. They spent a couple of years trying to work out what could possibly create that level of phosphine in the atmosphere. #VenusNews

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✨🎉Congratulations to Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who won the Breakthrough prize for her pulsar discovery. Bell Burnell was the second woman to become president of @RoyalAstroSoc , and served from 2002-2004. 🎉✨

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We're delighted to announce our new prize, the Caroline Herschel Medal, which will honour women astronomers in the UK and Germany. @germanastrosoc @c_herschelsoc @CGMundell @ASollowayUK @drbuncen

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We are aware of an issue relating to erroneous email notifications about previously published papers in #MNRAS Letters. @RAS_Journals and @OUPAcademic are working on a resolution and would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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Our statement in response to the #TrumpBan

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We are looking for signs of life on exoplanets by looking for gases that we don't expect to be there, and there are many missions looking for potential signs for life in our own Solar System, says @ProfSaraSeager #VenusNews

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How would you serve coffee to an astronomer? In a milky way. 🤔🤣 #NationalTellAJokeDay

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Want to come along? Free tickets are available via the link below but are expected to be snapped up fast. 🎟️⬇️

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Jim Al-Khalili in conversation with Prof. Mike Edmunds President of the RAS

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Hypatia wrote and taught mathematics and astronomy. She may have edited Euclid's Elements and Ptolemy's Almagest in c. 400. She was a pagan who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, and was murdered by Christian monks, becoming a "martyr for philosophy". #STEMlegends #WomenInSTEM

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Using data from the Spitzer space telescope, Dr Susana Iglesias-Groth, a researcher from @IAC_Astrofisica , has found evidence for the existence of the amino acid tryptophan in star-forming region IC348. The work is published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

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Catching up on the exciting news about #Venus ? We've just been taking a look at the way the UK press has reported the story about phosphine being detected in the atmosphere of Venus. Ready for a newspaper review? Buckle-up, here we go! #VenusNews

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Congratulations to the @isro Chandrayaan-3 team! 🥳🌝

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Chandrayaan-3 Mission: 'India🇮🇳, I reached my destination and you too!' : Chandrayaan-3 Chandrayaan-3 has successfully soft-landed on the moon 🌖!. Congratulations, India🇮🇳! #Chandrayaan_3 #Ch3

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Cleopatra is a pseudonym for a Greek Egyptian woman from 250 BCE whose real name is lost. She published extensive records of her chemical experiments, including drawings of apparatus, but much of her work was destroyed by the 4th century. #STEMlegends #WomenInSTEM

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Theano of Crotone lived in about 550 BCE. She applied Pythagorean mathematics to the role of women in society. One of her books may contain the doctrine of the golden mean, which is usually associated with Aristotle, who was born over a century later. #STEMlegends #WomenInSTEM

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#OnThisDay 200 years ago, the 'Astronomical Society of London' was conceived when 14 gentlemen sat down to dinner at the Freemason's Tavern in London 📑✨ #bicentrivia #OTD

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An astronomer from @Swinburne Astronomy Online has solved a century-old mystery regarding how galaxies evolve from one type to another. The same study shows that our home galaxy, the Milky Way, was not always a spiral. 🌌

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@sciencecentres Why is Slough significant for the Herschels? Our first president, William Herschel, moved to Slough after taking up his position as the King's Astronomer in 1782. He lived there with his astronomer sister Caroline, while his son John was also born in the town.

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We are excited to finally unveil the RAS Bicentenary Timeline, a visual journey through 200 years of the Royal Astronomical Society. The Bicentenary Timeline celebrates the rich history of the RAS, and the evolution of astronomy and geophysics throughout our history. #RASTimeline

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We're excited that Prof Emma Bunce @drbuncen our President-elect, will share her #lifescientific with @jimalkhalili on @bbcradio4 - at 9am on Tues, 9th June. Tune in to hear about gas giants, aurora in space, and celebrating 200 years of the RAS. #RAS200

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BBC Radio 4 - The Life Scientific, Emma Bunce on the gas giants

Professor Emma Bunce shares her passion for Jupiter and Neptune with Jim Al-Khalili.

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Prof Jane Greaves notes the international nature of the team who have contributed. She explains that they *have* found phosphine. #VenusNews

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Congratulations to Dr Craig Magee @DrCraigMagee of @UniversityLeeds who has been awarded the @RoyalAstroSoc Fowler Award for Geophysics for key breakthroughs in understanding the influence of igneous intrusions on faulting and evolution of sedimentary basins #rasawards

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@BritGeoSurvey A trailblazing seismologist who has studied every major earthquake for the past 35 years, Dr Segou said she was "honoured" to be taking on the role at #GJI , which is published by @OUPAcademic on behalf of @RAS_Journals .

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Was Betelgeuse once in a binary star system? Why did it dim dramatically in 2020? When and how will it explode? 💥 J. Craig Wheeler & Manos Chatzopoulos discuss the fascinating star in the latest issue of A&G. Read the article for free ⬇️

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Betelgeuse: a review

Was Betelgeuse once in a binary star system? What causes it to vary over a vast range of timescales? Why did it dim dramatically in 2020? When and how will

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So that's it for the press conference for now - you can catch-up on all you've missed by re-watching it at this link: and find our press release here:

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RAS Press Briefing - Phosphine on Venus

The Royal Astronomical Society press briefing held on 14 Sep 2020, discussing the detection of phosphine in the cloud decks of Venus. See https://ras.ac.uk/n...

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40 years ago, Voyager 1 approached #Saturn , becoming the second #spacecraft to flyby. It sent back detailed images and discovered three new moons. 32 years later in 2012, it became the first human-made object to cross the threshold of #interstellar space #astronomy #bicentrivia

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Earth has life in the clouds - either freely floating or in droplets. It doesn't stay up there very long before being rained down elsewhere. But there are clouds on Venus permanently says @ProfSaraSeager . #VenusNews

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