Events

Friends of RAS (only): To Bennu and Back — unlocking the secrets of an asteroid

To Bennu and Back — unlocking the secrets of an asteroid

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission launched in 2016, bound for the 500-metre-diameter near-Earth carbon-rich asteroid Bennu. In September 2023, it successfully returned 122 g of asteroid regolith back to Earth, since when scientists around the world

Friends of the RAS

Thursday, 18 June, 2026 - 13:00

The Royal Astronomical Society,Burlington House

Friends of RAS (only): Early galaxies and infant black holes in the primeval Universe

Finding and understanding the nature of the first stars at 'Cosmic Dawn' is one of the most important and most ambitious goals for modern astrophysics. The first populations of stars produced the first chemical elements heavier than helium and formed the first small protogalaxies, which then evolved

Friends of the RAS

Thursday, 22 October, 2026 - 13:00

The Royal Astronomical Society,Burlington House

Public Talk: Solar superstorms - Are we ready for another Carrington Event?

In September 1859, the English astronomer Richard Carrington made the first recorded observations of a solar flare. Unknown to Carrington, the flare coincided with a fast-moving coronal mass ejection that struck the Earth’s less than twenty four hours later, triggering the most powerful geomagnetic

RAS Public Lectures and Events

Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 - 18:00

The Royal Astronomical Society,Burlington House

Friends of RAS (only): To Bennu and Back — unlocking the secrets of an asteroid

Friends of RAS (only): Early galaxies and infant black holes in the primeval Universe

Public Talk: Solar superstorms - Are we ready for another Carrington Event?

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
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				Small Exoplanets and the Radius Valley RAS AGM 2026 Presidential Lecture 2026
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			Friends of RAS (only): The Invisible Universe and XLZD - A (sustainable) search for Dark Matter	The Earth’s magnetosphere under northward IMF
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	Public Talk: Solar superstorms - Are we ready for another Carrington Event?	Space Climate: An overview of space weather on long timescales
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Events and Dates for the Diary

May 2026