Research news 🪐🔭 Astronomers have previously said our Sun may have swallowed a super-Earth-sized planet early in its history. But a new study has gone a step further by suggesting that such an event may have left behind detectable clues inside our star which could still be visible today. 🔍️☀️ ⤵️
The @royalastrosoc.bsky.social is marking this week's Europlanet Science Congress 2026 by celebrating some of the papers published in @rasjournals.bsky.social during the past year. 🔭🪐🫨 Read the 7 we've selected here: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
RAS papers to celebrate Europlanet Science Congress
To mark the Europlanet Science Congress 2026 taking place in The Hague (6-11 September 2026), the Royal Astronomical Society is delighted to celebrate some of the pa...
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🚨Announcement from this week's European Seismological Commission🚨 Reminder that today the GJI Author Workshop will take place from 5.30pm-6.30pm. In addition, Editor-in-Chief of GJI, Dr Margarita Segou, will be at the GJI booth tomorrow from 10am-12noon to greet and talk with delegates.
🎟️📕 Book showcase 🎟️📕 Join us for an evening exploring the future of the Northern Lights later this month to mark the publication of the expanded second edition of a book by astronomer, author and 'aurora chaser' Tom Kerss. 📅 28 September ⏰ 6-8pm 🎟️ £15 ℹ️ @ ras.ac.uk/events-and-m...
This week we're at the 40th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission in Istanbul 🛬😀 If you're here, why not come and visit the Geophysical Journal International stand between 9am and 6pm from Monday to Friday. Find out more at: www.esc2026.org
The RAS welcomes the support of MPs and the powerful statements made during discussions in Parliament yesterday about cuts to research funding for fundamental physics and astronomy. Read more about the Westminster Hall debate and the latest funding cuts developments here: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
Good start. Next up, realising that the penny pinching cuts are killing twenty more projects in astronomy, often for tiny amounts. The fix is simple…and cheap.
Prof Jim Wild@jim-wild.bsky.social · 2w agoJodrell may be the symbol, but it's not the whole story. Welcome as the PM's intervention on Jodrell Bank is, debate earlier today showed MPs have concerns over a wide range of facilities, experiments and capabilities underpinning UK research strength. Nevertheless, the politics seem to be shifting.
Jodrell may be the symbol, but it's not the whole story. Welcome as the PM's intervention on Jodrell Bank is, debate earlier today showed MPs have concerns over a wide range of facilities, experiments and capabilities underpinning UK research strength. Nevertheless, the politics seem to be shifting.
Andy Burnham says "We'll find a way to save Jodrell Bank"
Burnham said "there is no way that we can see its demise, and it won't happen under my Government".
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That was a v fast-paced debate on the STFC funding cuts! Good things: * The minister did not trot out the infuriating "there are no cuts" line * Lots of MPs there passionately standing up for their constituents who are directly impacted * Everyone there seemed to genuinely love the work we do!
Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans@astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 2w agoParliament returns from summer recess today, and the second debate in the House (13:00-13:30) is about the STFC funding cuts to fundamental physics & astro! I'll be watching on parliament TV and live-posting any gems, so you don't have to (you're welcome). 🍿: www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
🚨 Astronomy cuts update 🚨 Next Tuesday (1 September) a debate about the ongoing funding crisis will take place in Westminster Hall from 1-1.30pm. 🗣️🔭 The RAS welcomes the debate and is encouraging all Fellows to contact their MPs to urge them to attend. ✍️ Find out more 👉️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
Who doesn't want to see a #LegoHypercar!? 🧱🚘️ We were delighted to have Top Gear come and film the life-size Lego Koenigsegg Sadair's Spear outside our offices at Burlington House earlier this week. The fastest full-size Lego car ever, it can do 69mph and is made up of over 327,000 pieces!
Want to learn more about the history of astronomy? Come and join us for our free RAS Open House event next month! 🔭🪐 Morning opening will be from 10am-1pm (with last entry at 12.30pm) and afternoon opening from 2pm-5pm (with last entry at 4.30pm). No need to book, just turn up on the day!
Published in #MNRAS: "Twin Impact Lunar Telescope network: lunar impact flash observations of the 2025 Geminids", Sheward et al. This is Fig. 1: please visit academic.oup.com/mnras/articl... to read the paper. @royalastrosoc.bsky.social @academic.oup.com
These original negatives of the 1875 eclipse, loaned to us by the Royal Society, have now been returned. We are grateful to the @royalsociety.org for not fining us!
Royal Astronomical Society@royalastrosoc.bsky.social · last mo.While we count down to this evening's eclipse, let's step back in time more than 150 years to one in 1875... 😎 We rediscovered some photographic glass plates of that eclipse, made during a Royal Society expedition to Siam [Thailand], which will now be returned to our old neighbours. ⤵️
Caught this still from my timelapse last evening at Sherwood Observatory 😎
What a spectacular show the Sun and the Moon put on last night! ☀️🌒 Did you get a picture of the solar eclipse? Or perhaps some of you watching it? We'd love to feature the best ones on our website here 👉️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
The eclipse is almost here! ☀️🌒 Want to know how to view it safely but don't have certified solar eclipse glasses? 😎 Find out more about using kitchen colanders, pinhole viewers, mirrors or how to create projections with binoculars or a telescope 👉️ ras.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
While we count down to this evening's eclipse, let's step back in time more than 150 years to one in 1875... 😎 We rediscovered some photographic glass plates of that eclipse, made during a Royal Society expedition to Siam [Thailand], which will now be returned to our old neighbours. ⤵️
The @royalastrosoc.bsky.social has great advice for those hoping to catch the partial eclipse - including the all-important kitchen colander www.ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
How to see best solar eclipse visible from UK since 1999
The most impressive solar eclipse visible from the UK in almost 30 years can be enjoyed by people across the country on Wednesday 12 August. Around 90-96 per cent of...
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Happy solar eclipse day! ☀️🌒 This evening people across the UK will be treated to the country's fullest solar eclipse since 1999. Around 90-96% of the Sun will be obscured by the Moon at the peak, which will take place at around 19:00 BST, depending on where you are. Are you going to watch it? 😎
What a pleasure to chat with Sue Bowler for the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social about my career so far, the people and missions that have inspired me, and the excitement of exploring our Solar System. 🌍➡️🔴 academic.oup.com/astrogeo/art...
Q&A Beatriz Sánchez-Cano, Leading interplanetary scientist
The leading interplanetary scientist discusses the importance of joined-up solar-system science – and what Halley's Comet means to her
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Next Wednesday we'll be treated to the most impressive solar eclipse visible from the UK in almost 30 years! ☀️🌒 Don't forget though, you'll need your certified eclipse glasses to view it safely! 😎 Find out more about what you need and how best to view the eclipse 👉️ www.ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
A new special collection from #GJI Geophysical Journal International: "Marmara and North Anatolian Fault Zones: recent advances and scientific legacy". You can find the collection and its featured papers here: academic.oup.com/gji/pages/ma... @royalastrosoc.bsky.social
Marmara and North Anatolian Fault Zones
To celebrate the General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission taking place this coming September in Istanbul, GJI has compiled this colle
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Published in #MNRAS: "Hunting the first cosmic giants: formation and detectability of direct collapse black holes around high-redshift quasars", Trinca et al. This is Fig. 5: please visit academic.oup.com/mnras/articl... to read the paper. @royalastrosoc.bsky.social @academic.oup.com
Published in #GJI Geophysical Journal International: "Lithospheric structure of central Brazil revealed by combined 3-D electromagnetic and seismic tomography: relationship to intraplate magmatism and seismicity", Maurya et al. academic.oup.com/gji/article/... @royalastrosoc.bsky.social
Proud to finally have one of these brilliant badges from the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social. The cuts to PPAN science are shortsighted and nonsensical. We have world-leading researchers, facilities and international collaborations. I hope the new government changes course before lasting damage is done.
Published in #MNRAS: "Numerical simulations of η Carinae–II. Reconsidering the Great Eruption of the 19th century", González et al. This is Fig. 1: please visit academic.oup.com/mnras/articl... to read the paper. @royalastrosoc.bsky.social @astrolibrarian.bsky.social @academic.oup.com
🚨 Last chance! 🚨 The deadline for nominations for our 2027 Awards closes on Friday (31 July). 🏅🏆️ Find out more about the awards, which recognise significant achievement in the fields of astronomy and geophysics, by scanning the QR code or visiting ras.ac.uk
