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... The first UK winner of the new Caroline Herschel Medal received the award in a ceremony held at the residence of the German Ambassador, Miguel Berger, on 13 April 2023. Prof. Gillian Wright, Director of the UK Astronomy Technology Centre, received the award for her outstanding work in developing instrumentation, notably in infrared astronomy, and most recently leading the international consortium that built the Mid-Infrared Instrument, MIRI, for the James Webb Space Telescope. At the ceremony, Prof. Wright received the medal and award from Professor Stefanie Walch-Gassner, incoming President of the Astronomische Gesellschaft, then gave a very well-received address on the power of technology to reveal the hidden infrared universe. She shared with the audience her first-hand account of the design and development of the Webb telescope, stressing the unique contribution that MIRI is already making to our understanding of the universe. The Caroline Herschel Medal is a new award funded by the UK government to recognise outstanding women astrophysicists in the UK and Germany. It is administered jointly by the Royal Astronomical Society and the Astronomische Gesellschaft, with the medal awarded in the UK and Germany in alternate years. bit.ly/3oPo7Xn

News in Astronomy & Geophysics – April 2023

... The first UK winner of the new Caroline Herschel Medal is astronomer Professor Gillian Wright CDE FRSE, longstanding European Principal Investigator of the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on the JWST. Prof. Wright is director of the UK Astronomy Technology Centre in Edinburgh. “Gillian is a global scientific leader in astronomy. She worked tirelessly to bring MIRI to fruition, and it is now delivering unparalleled advances in our scientific understanding of the universe,” said RAS President Mike Edmunds. “On behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, I would like to offer her my warmest congratulations as the first UK winner of the Caroline Herschel Medal.” The medal was launched in 2021 by the UK Government in honour of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. It commemorates astronomer Caroline Herschel (1750–1828), who with her brother William revised and greatly improved catalogues of stars, clusters and nebulae, and herself discovered eight comets. The medal recognises both her legacy and the deep and enduring scientific links between Germany and the UK.

News in Astronomy & Geophysics – February 2023

... Preparations are well under way for the National Astronomy Meeting 2023, to be hosted by Cardiff University, Wales. The meeting, from 3–7 July, will cover all areas of astronomy and astrophysics, together with the UK Solar Physics (UKSP) and Magnetosphere Ionosphere and Solar-Terrestrial (MIST) communities. Attendees can expect the full NAM range of activities, with specialist sessions – to be announced and open for submissions in mid-March – and a range of career development and outreach activities. The organising team also plans to include longer keynote sessions around the theme of Origins. Check out the website for more information. If you're hoping to present your work at NAM, then abstract submission will open in March, and close in April. General registration should open by the end of April, and those presenting either a talk or a poster will need to register by early June. Those attending can register until the end of June, but there will be no registration on site.

News in Astronomy & Geophysics – December 2022

... Two tails of dust ejected from the Didymos-Dimorphos asteroid system are seen in recent images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Following the impact of NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) probe on 26 September, the second tail appears to have formed between 2 and 8 October. The twin tail is an unexpected development, although similar behaviour is commonly seen in comets and active asteroids. Current data show that DART shortened Dimorphos' original 11 hour and 55 minute orbit around Didymos by about 32 minutes. bit.ly/3TVwSJu A new study may have discovered the ancient chemical remains of Population III stars. A team led by Yuzuru Yoshii (University of Tokyo) observed distant quasar ULAS J1342+0928 with the Gemini North telescope. They found the clouds surrounding the quasar contained over 10 times more iron than magnesium, compared to the ratio of these elements found in the Sun. The most likely explanation for this striking feature is that the material was left behind by a Population III star that exploded as a ‘pair-instability supernova’. The study appears in The Astrophysical Journal. bit.ly/3DCnVjb

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