A&G Articles

Outreach Citizen science for the aurora Published: 9 March 2017 If you find it's always cloudy when the aurora is strong, why not have a go at classifying aurora images instead? Find out more…

RAS InSAR spots a nuclear test Published: 21 February 2017 A paper in an RAS journal documents traces of a North Korean underground nuclear test in 2016 – demonstrating the value of a technique not used since 1992. InSA…

News Visualising Ptolemy's universe Published: 20 February 2017 The model of a universe with the Earth at its centre successfully described astronomical observations in antiquity. See how it worked with an orrery, the o…

News February: dust, dark skies and lunar swirls Published: 19 February 2017 The February 2017 issue of A&G is packed full of articles that delve into the formation of the solar system, a mission to another planetar…

Outreach Opening Boundaries in Astronomy Published: 10 February 2017 Winter School on Astronomy brings nations together to pursue astronomy Find out more Astronom…

News On the way to the star? Published: 1 February 2017 A mission to Proxima Centauri sounds as if it should take place in the distant future, but Breakthrough Starshot plans to get there in 70 years or so. Find out ho…

RAS Astronomy stays international Published: 31 January 2017 The RAS has something to say about the US President's Executive Order limiting movement of people from certain countries. Find out more…

Blog AKE All Kinds of Everything Published: 29 January 2017 A project going by the name of H0LiCOW set me thinking about acronyms – and their pitfalls! Find out more…

News Going (planetary) places Published: 23 January 2017 The UK has a strong planetary science research community – not least among those starting their research careers. UK Planetary Forum showcased early career resea…

People Vera Rubin Published: 28 December 2016 Vera Rubin, who died aged 88 on 25 December, was a distinguished astrophysicist and Gold Medalist of the RAS, who built her career on data that conflicted with received wis…

Pranav Sharma Author Biography Pranav Sharma is widely acclaimed science communicator and an independent researcher.  He is an engineer by education, is both a researcher and student…

RAS And congratulations Lina! Published: 9 December 2016 Lina Shumacher has bee awarded the Student Author Prize for her article in Geophysical Journal International Find out more…