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Vidi grant awarded to ASTRON astronomer

Wed, 22/05/2013 - 07:44
Astronomer Jason Hessels of the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) and the University of Amsterdam has been awarded a ‘Vidi' grant of 800,000 Euros from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). Read more

Neutron stars as laboratories

Thu, 02/05/2013 - 13:27
From 6-10 May, astronomers from all over the world join in Amsterdam for a symposium about neutron stars. Read more

Einstein Was Right — So Far

Thu, 25/04/2013 - 10:02
Astronomers have used ESO's Very Large Telescope, along with radio telescopes around the world, to find and study a bizarre stellar pair consisting of the most massive neutron star confirmed so far, orbited by a white dwarf star. Read more

New high-speed cameras for Westerbork Telescope

Mon, 15/04/2013 - 10:49
This week, a team of Dutch astronomers and engineers led by astronomer Joeri van Leeuwen (ASTRON) was awarded a grant to turn the new ‘Apertif' receivers on the Westerbork telescope into high-speed cameras. Read more

ASTRON at Holland High Tech House - Hannover Messe 2013

Fri, 05/04/2013 - 12:35
The Holland High Tech House, among which ASTRON, is presenting itself at the Hannover Messe, the largest industrial trade fair in the world, from 8 through 12 April 2013, in both Hall 2 with Research & Technology and Hall 4 with the Dutch supply industry. Read more

LOFAR discovers new giant galaxy in all-sky survey

Tue, 19/03/2013 - 09:38
A team of astronomers led by ASTRON astronomer Dr. George Heald has discovered a previously unknown gigantic radio galaxy, using initial images from a new, ongoing all-sky radio survey. Read more

LOFAR telescope open for business

Wed, 13/03/2013 - 14:13
On Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 March, one hundred astronomers from all over the world will travel to the town of Dalfsen in the Netherlands for a 2-day workshop about the International LOFAR Telescope (ILT), designed and built by ASTRON. Read more

Big Bang Meets Big Data

Mon, 11/03/2013 - 09:12
South Africa Joins ASTRON and IBM to Build the Foundation for a New Era of Computing

South African scientists to develop rugged microservers to handle the harsh desert conditions, explore new computer architectures and develop advanced algorithms for radio astronomy imaging.

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Westerbork telescope hunts for cosmic flashes

Thu, 21/02/2013 - 13:30

ASTRON astronomer dr. Joeri van Leeuwen and team received funding from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research for high speed camera on Westerbork telescope. Read more

Chameleon pulsar baffles astronomers

Thu, 24/01/2013 - 17:47
An international team - led by Dutch astronomers (SRON, NOVA and ASTRON) - has made a tantalizing discovery about the way pulsars emit radiation. The emission of X-rays and radio waves by these pulsating neutron stars is able to change dramatically in seconds, simultaneously, in a way that cannot be explained with current theory. Read more
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