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Royal Astronomical Society
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Royal Astronomical Society
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We encourage and promote astronomy, solar system science, and geophysics in the UK and worldwide.
- It's 4pm! Time to explain what we've been so excited about - here's your 60 second overview of #VenusNews. Don't forget you can watch our press conference featuring the lead author of the study, Professor Jane Greaves of @cardiffuni, getting started: youtube.com/watch?v=y1u-jl…
00:00 - We have detected a gas called "phosphine" in the atmosphere of Venus, says @jgreaves6. This could point to the presence of life in the clouds of Venus. Their study is published in the journal Nature Astronomy and will be free to access today. #VenusNews
- You may have heard a rumour that we're announcing something big this afternoon - well of course we want you to be the first to know what's going on so stayed tuned here. At 4pm this video youtu.be/5IIj3e5BFp0 will go live and we'll also be live-streaming our press conference.
- Searching for the truth? Go direct to the source. Tune in to our press briefing this afternoon to hear directly from the lead scientist involved some exciting new research. We go live on our YouTube channel at 4pm - click here to set a reminder: youtube.com/watch?v=y1u-jl…
- Everything you need to know about the exciting announcement that phosphine has been detected in the atmosphere of Venus. Let's start off with the 60 second overview.. #Venus #VenusNews
00:00 - Two possibilities - there could be some completely unknown reaction that is creating phosphine, or the more exciting one, that it could be life, says William Bains. #VenusNews
- At its meeting in July, the governing council of the RAS made a decision to write to the UK Space Agency, the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA to express its concerns about the original JWST naming process and the apparent failure to investigate James Webb’s background.
- A partial solar eclipse is taking place tomorrow, and it will be visible across the UK! The Moon will pass right in front of the Sun, blotting out up to around 25% of its disc. 🌞🌚 📷: Robin Scagell/Galaxy
- Astronomers from @UniofNewcastle have found that supermassive black holes obscured by dust are more likely to grow & release tremendous amounts of energy when they are inside galaxies that are expected to collide with a neighbouring galaxy. 🌌 Learn more: ras.ac.uk/news-and-press…
- Geophysical Journal International #GJI has published a new virtual issue of previous papers on Mount Etna #Etna following the eruption of lava and ash from the Voragine Crater. 🌋 Read more at: academic.oup.com/gji/pages/moun…
- The two-week #IAUGA2024 conference is now in full flow. Interested in 'Discovering the Universe' too? Check out @RoyalAstroSoc 😊 #Astronomy2024
- It's National Women's Day in South Africa and @astronomy2024 is celebrating in style with a day of lunches and events for delegates and the public! #Astronomy2024
- Today marks the beginning of arrivals for the start of #IAUGA2024! The skies in Cape Town may be dark and gloomy but the mood here is bright and sunny! Excitement is building for the conference from 6-15 August 🙂 @RoyalAstroSoc is here to represent 🔭 💫 #Astronomy2024
