Events

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

Friends of RAS (only): The PLATO mission - Hunting terrestrial planets with a dedicated multi-camera spacecraft

Registration

Friends of the RAS members will be emailed closer to the time with a link to register for this talk.

PLATO is due for launch in late March 2027, and will set off on a 4+ year mission to survey the sky for Earth-like planets orbiting Sun-like stars. I will introduce the PLATO mission

Friends of the RAS

Thursday, 15 April, 2027 - 13:00

The Royal Astronomical Society,Burlington House

Friends of RAS (only): SMILE! For the X-ray camera

The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) is a joint mission of the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences which launched in mid-2026 to explore how the solar wind and Earth’s magnetosphere interact. SMILE will simultaneously monitor Earth's highly dynamic

Friends of the RAS

Thursday, 25 February, 2027 - 13:00

The Royal Astronomical Society,Burlington House

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

Friends of RAS (only): The PLATO mission - Hunting terrestrial planets with a dedicated multi-camera spacecraft

Friends of RAS (only): SMILE! For the X-ray camera

Events and Dates for the Diary

Feb 2027

New views of the inner and outer heliosphere with IMAP

10:30 - 15:35

RAS Meetings

Feb 2027

A&G Highlights Meeting February 2027

16:00 - 18:00

RAS Meetings

Feb 2027

Friends of RAS (only): SMILE! For the X-ray camera

13:00 - 14:00

Friends of the RAS

Mar 2027

Few-body dynamics as a gravitational-wave mergers channel: The role of binary-single encounters

10:30 - 15:35

RAS Meetings

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
28	29	30	1	2	3	4

5	6	7	8	9	10	11
				A&G Highlights Meeting October 2026
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
				Dark and Quiet Skies and Satellite Constellations How Does Solar Wind Control Earth’s Radiation Belt Dynamics?
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
	Public Talk: The Strangest Planets in our Galaxy		Friends of RAS (only): Early galaxies and infant black holes in the primeval Universe		Mira’s Moon Mission: Storytime, Mosaics & Space Trivia
26	27	28	29	30	31	1

Events and Dates for the Diary

October 2026