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We encourage and promote astronomy, solar system science, and geophysics in the UK and worldwide.
Burlington House, Londonras.ac.ukJoined March 2010

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A galaxy has been discovered that mirrors the very early version of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. The galaxy, dubbed ‘The Sparkler’, is embedded in a system of globular clusters and satellite galaxies and appears to be swallowing them as it grows.
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An artist's impression of the early Milky Way. The image shows a light blue, grey and white galaxy surrounded by five smaller white galaxies. Small faint stars are seen scattered throughout the entire image.
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So many guest speakers we could barely fit them in our post... 👀 The UKSEDS Cluster Event for London and the South is THIS WEEKEND! Join us on Saturday to meet UKSEDS members and branches, network with others in the space industry and listen to some awesome speakers! 🛰️
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Tolles Motto für das #Wissenschaftsjahr 2023! 💫 Mit der Caroline-Herschel-Medaille würdigen wir zusammen mit und die Arbeit von 🇬🇧 & 🇩🇪 Astrophysikerinnen, die uns die Wunder unseres Universums näher bringen. 🔭 ras.ac.uk/awards-and-gra
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Ohne #Astrophysik🔭 gäbe es kein #WLAN & kein #GPS! „Unser #Universum🌌" ist auch deshalb das Motto des #Wissenschaftsjahrs 2023. BM @starkwatzinger hat es heute im #Futurium eröffnet. Auf dass die #Grundlagenforschung auch künftige #Probleme löst!💪 bmbf.de/bmbf/shareddoc
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In this talk, Jennifer will explore the effect of space exploration on the human body: the work already underway, the future challenges of 'space ageing', and the impact of this and the parallel research on Earth as a significant alliance to be harnessed.
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RAS February public lecture: Rebooting and Hacking Space Ageing in Exploration using the “Space Age Pathways” with Jennifer Donohue 🌌 📅 Tuesday 21 February 13:00 GMT 📍 In-person at Burlington House with optional online attendance
An image of dark blue and black nebulous clouds in space with a small number of small blue and white stars visible. The image is overlaid with the RAS logo in the top right corner and text in the bottom left corner that reads "Public lecture: Rebooting and hacking space ageing in exploration using the 'Space Age Pathways' with Jennifer Donohue. Tuesday 21 February 13:00 GMT."
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