A&G Articles

News Heritage ancient and modern Published: 2 August 2019 Astronomy is part of our heritage; now it is part of World heritage too, with sitesincurding Jodrell Bank on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Find…

News After Apollo Published: 1 August 2019 What did we learn from Apollo and how has our knowledge of the Moon grown in the half century since astronauts walked on its surface? Find out more   Buzz Aldrin setting up experimen…

Blog Ice, ice baby Published: 25 June 2019 Astronomy and chemistry come together in the exploration of the universe for signs of the origin of life. And at the annual get-together of the Astrophysical Chemistry Group. Sue Bowler gets the flav…

People Remembering a stalwart editor Published: 17 May 2019 Micheal Feast was an Editor for the RAS journal Monthly Notices for 25 years before his retirement aged 91 in 2018. His Obituary describes a thoughtful colleague a…

People Student rocket scientists Published: 30 May 2019 Meet the Sheffield University students who went to a rocket competition in the US and won a prize. Find out more   The SunrIde team before lift-off Image Credit: V Fedun…

Outreach A Brownie's eye view Published: 31 May 2019 The RAS has invested in a new Brownie badge about space – find out what one Brownie thinks about it. Find out more…

News Getting down to detail Published: 29 May 2019 The devil is in the detail when it comes to astronomical images, and the more detail the better. An RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting on 'High resolution imaging in the…

News The 30th RAS picnic Published: 13 May 2019 Expect fun, friends and more than a little mayhem at the annual RAS picnic on 21 July 2019 Find out more General W…

News Searching the SETI haystack Published: 29 March 2019 The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is like looking for a needle in a haystack – that unequivocal indication of intelligence in the morass of astrophysical noise coming to us…

News Planning for passive seismic arrays Published: 28 March 2019 Seismology is benefitting from new technology allowing passive seismic acquisition, and the UK needs to decide how to make the most of this new technolog…

News What do astronomers want? Published: 27 March 2019 How do we use limited research funding to get the best outcomes for astronomy research? That's the question asked of the community by the Astronomy Advisory Committee of the Science and…

Outreach Dancing to the Sounds of Space Published: 26 March 2019 Whistlers and chorus are plasma waves in the upper atmosphere; Nigel P Meredith describes how converting them to sounds opens the doors to a wide range of…