Space and astronomy digest: November and December 2015

The RAS digest of upcoming space and astronomy news events, particularly those with UK involvement. The next two months see the launch of Tim Peake, the first official UK ESA astronaut, and the LISA Pathfinder mission.   10 November: RAS Public Lecture: Colliding Galaxies, Geological Society and Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, London   Dr Megan Argo, an astrophysicist at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, will give the RAS public lecture at 1 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. on Tu...