Top UK astronomer backs decision to keep Musk as Royal Society fellow

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2026-02-01

London (PA Media/dpa) - The Royal Society was right to keep Elon Musk as a member because the tech billionaire has "done a lot for improving our ability to get into space," the astronomer royal has said. Professor Michele Dougherty, a leading space physicist who was a researcher for the NASA Cassini mission, became the first woman to be awarded the 350-year-old astronomer royal title last year. The 64-year-old fellow of the Royal Society was aske......

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