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"Ontbrekend puzzelstuk": live geboorte snel draaiende pulsar
10 Million Euro for RadioNet FP7
ASTRON and NWO organise International SKA Forum 2010
ASTRON astronomer Marijke Haverkorn winner of the National Science Quiz 2010!
ASTRON astronomer competes in National Science Quiz 2010
ASTRON astronomers make light work of pulsars!
ASTRON creates new nature reserve in Drenthe
ASTRON in Science magazine and Physics World
ASTRON is working together with Australia and South Africa on SKA
ASTRON legt nieuw natuurgebied aan in Drenthe
ASTRON sterrenkundige strijdt in Nationale Wetenschapsquiz 2010
ASTRON’s new LOFAR telescope shows first fringes
Additional Eyes for Pulsar Astronomers
An exploding star in an "exploding" galaxy
Astronomen bij ASTRON maken licht werk van pulsars!
Astronomen ontdekken zwaarste neutronenster ooit
Astronomers are finding millisecond pulsars faster than ever
Astronomers discover most massive neutron star yet known
Astronomers over the moon about Apertif!
Astronomical world top meets in Drenthe, the Netherlands
Astronomie over grenzen
Bezoek de grootste radiotelescoop ter wereld op 15 mei
C'est magnifique: LOFAR goes multi-national
C'est magnifique: LOFAR goes multi-national
Details in the Structure of a distant Quasar
Dutch school teacher reveals Hubble images
Dutch school teacher stars in American comic
ERC Advanced Grant for astronomer Ralph Wijers
EXPReS hailed as "extraordinarily successful" to SKA design
Een Aarde voor alle Drentse basisscholen
Girlsday 2010: girls on board at ASTRON and JIVE
Heino Falcke ontvangt Spinozapremie 2011
Heino Falcke receives highest Dutch scientific award
Herinneringspaneel voor eerste kaart van de Melkweg
Het ATLAS3D-project: een nieuwe kijk op de classificatie van sterrenstelsels
Koningin opent grootste radiotelescoop ter wereld
Koningin opent nieuwe LOFAR telescoop in Drenthe
Koningin opent op 12 juni grootste radiotelescoop ter wereld
LOFAR houdt vinger aan pols van radiohemel
LOFAR laat eerste astronomische metingen zien
LOFAR maakte diepere beelden van heelal dan ooit tevoren
LOFAR makes deeper images of Universe than ever before
LOFAR maps the radio sky at Effelsberg
LOFAR observes across borders
LOFAR opens up low-frequency universe - and starts new SETI search
LOFAR takes the pulse of the radio sky
NEXPReS to further advanced computing and networking for astronomy use
Nederlandse juf speelt hoofdrol in Amerikaanse strip
Nederlandse onderwijzeres onthult beelden van Hubble telescoop
'Founding Father' van de LOFAR telescoop geridderd
12 May: 'Europe around the corner' at the LOFAR telescope
12 mei 2012: EU Kijkdag bij de LOFAR telescoop
220.000 km grote 'radiotelescoop' brengt ster in beeld
ASTRON & IBM collaborate to explore origins of Universe
ASTRON & Staatsbosbeheer signal start of building project
ASTRON @ Hannover Messe 2012: technology meets progress
ASTRON en IBM samen op zoek naar oorsprong heelal
ASTRON en Staatsbosbeheer geven startsein uitbreidingsproject
ASTRON proud at contribution to first instrument James Webb Space Telescope
ASTRON trots op bijdrage eerste instrument voor James Webb Space Telescope
Astronomen ontdekken ver, donker dwergsterrenstelsel
Astronomers find dark matter galaxy far, far away
Be an astronomer for one day at ASTRON!
Botsende clusters van sterrenstelsels ontrafeld
Colliding galaxy cluster unravelled
Dual site agreed for Square Kilometre Array telescope.
European radio astronomy transcends borders
First RadioAstron interference fringe at 220,000 km baseline
Geluiden uit het heelal in 'De Wereld Draait Door University'
God is an eJ
God is an eJ
Grants for ASTRON & JIVE Summer Student Programme 2012
Innovatie & industrie bij elkaar bij congres Sensor Universe
International LOFAR radio telescope kicks off all-sky survey
International partners join forces for SKA telescope
LOFAR telescoop schittert op Noorderzon Performing Arts Festival
LOFAR telescope features on Science.com and Nature.com
LOFAR telescope shines in show at Noorderzon Festival
Meer dan 800 bezoekers op de kijkdag bij ASTRON
Meisjes op weg naar nieuwe ontdekkingen in de sterrenkunde
Nederland en Zuid-Afrika werken samen aan Big Data
Nederlandse scholieren besturen Australische telescoop in Drenthe
New all-sky map shows magnetic fields at highest precision
Nieuwe LOFAR-radiotelescoop start all-sky survey
Oudste sterrenstelsels hebben veel meer sterren & massa
Over 800 visitors on open day @ ASTRON's LOFAR telescope
Prestigieuze Veni subsidie voor jonge ASTRON onderzoeker
Prestigious research grant for young ASTRON researcher
Prof. Steve Rawlings
Realisatie grootste radiotelescoop ter wereld stap dichterbij
Restauratie Dwingeloo Radiotelescoop gaat van start
Restoration Dwingeloo Radio Telescope kicks off
Sounds of the Universe in 'De Wereld Draait Door University'
The Nederlands and South-Africa join forces for Big Data
The Square Kilometre Array
ASTRON technology for the SKA
Science with the SKA
Voor één dag sterrenkundige bij ASTRON!
Water vapour reveals how stars form around black hole
Waterdamp verraadt hoe sterren ontstaan rond zwart gat in vroege heelal
World's largest radio telescope bigger with Swedish LOFAR station
Youngest supernova ever imaged just after explosion
’s Werelds grootste telescoop komt in Zuid-Afrika én Australië
New lease of life for the Westerbork telescope
New monitoring facility ready for European navigation system
Nieuw signaal-meetsysteem telescoop voor Europese navigatie
Nieuwe toekomst voor de Westerbork telescoop
Ontplofte ster ontdekt met gewone thuiscomputers
Open Dag 2010 groot succes
Open Day 2010 big success
Over 800 people visited Astronomy Day Dwingeloo
Persdag 11 mei 2010
Planetron, CAMRAS & ASTRON organise Sterrendag Dwingeloo
Planetron, CAMRAS & ASTRON organiseren Sterrendag
Pulsar astronomen zien drie-dubbel, in technicolor
Queen opens biggest radio telescope in the world
Queen opens new LOFAR telescope in Drenthe
Radio telescope gets double vision
Radiotelescoop ziet dubbel
Scholieren Dwingeloo chatten over sterren met Z-Afrika en Australië
School kids Dwingeloo chat globally about stars
Spacegirls present extraordinary space project at ASTRON
Spacegirls presenteren ruimtevaartproject bij ASTRON
Spacegirls win Dutch space competition CanSat
Spacegirls winnen nationale ruimtevaartwedstrijd CanSat
Special prize for radio astronomy’s contribution to WiFi
Speciale prijs voor bijdrage radioastronomie aan WiFi
Sterrenkundige wereldtop week lang bijeen in Drenthe
Sterrenkundigen luiden nieuw tijdperk in
Sterrenkundigen ontrafelen mysterieuze gaswolk, Hanny’s Voorwerp, ontdekt door lerares
Supernova ontdekt in exploderend sterrenstelsel
ATLAS3D project: Replacing handle of Hubble's tuning fork
The most distant galaxy ever measured
Twee Rubicon-beurzen voor onderzoekers in astronomie
Two Rubicon awards for astronomy researchers
Unravelling the mystery of Hanny’s Voorwerp
Verste sterrenstelsel ooit gemeten
Vidi grant for ASTRON astronomer Marijke Haverkorn
Vidi-subsidie voor ASTRON astronoom Marijke Haverkorn
Zondag 24 oktober: Open Dag bij ASTRON, JIVE en NOVA
e-EVN aids detection "extremely prolific supernova factory"
e-VLBI reveals missing link between Supernovae and Gamma Ray Burst explosions.
‘Citizen scientists’ discover new pulsar in Arecibo telescope data
Dutch high school students operate Australian telescope from Drenthe
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