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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,…
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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 publishing@ras.ac.uk
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
Time to get networking! 🗣️

Our Early Career Event at Burlington House is starting shortly. It will begin with a career panel this morning, followed by some networking and a discussion about science communication in the afternoon.

Welcome to everybody who is taking part 👋
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Are you a researcher in the field of history of science, technology and medicine? ⚗️🤖💉

The @royalsocietypublishing.org #NotesAndRecord Essay Award is open for entries until 28 February 2026.

To find out more, visit: royalsociety.org/journals/aut...
November 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Excited and honoured to be giving the Caroline Herschel Prize Lecture on Thursday 20th November at the @uniofbath.bsky.social and online 🔭

I will be talking about all things supermassive black holes and quasars! 🌌
@royalastrosoc.bsky.social @sagencl.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🎆📯 Northern Lights klaxon 📯🎆

Yes that's right, tonight offers another chance to catch a glimpse of the beautiful aurora borealis.

It looks like the strongest aurora will happen before midnight – but it'll depend on where you are in the UK and if you have clear skies. ☁️

Good luck!
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🚨 Last chance! 🚨

Bookings for our Early Career Event on Friday end at midnight tonight ⌛🎟️

Want to attend online or in-person? Book at: ras.ac.uk/early-career...
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🎙️ #MNRAS on the radio

The 'star factory' paper was also featured on BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning. 📻💫

Tune in to hear what lead author Tom Bakx, of Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, had to say just before 9am GMT.

👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Today - 12/11/2025 - BBC Sounds
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🥵✨ A superheated star factory? 🥵✨

That's exactly what new research published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society has discovered.

Experts took the temperature of a distant galaxy just 600 million years after the Big Bang and found it forms stars 180 times faster than the Milky Way.
November 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Looking forward to talking about my recent research on extreme space weather and my outreach work with the amazing "sounds" of space at the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social A&G Highlights Meeting on Friday. 🌍📡🚀🪐🎼🎵🎹🔭
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#space #spaceweather #sciart #soundscapes #outreach
A&G Highlights Meeting November 2025
RAS Meetings | Friday, 14 of November 2025 - 16:00 | A&G Highlights Meeting November 2025
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November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Only a few days left! 📅⌛

Time is running out to submit applications for the Norman Lockyer Fellowship, offered to outstanding candidates to enable them to pursue research in the UK in the disciplines advanced by the RAS.

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November 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM