Telescopes

ASTRON is responsible for the operations of the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) and the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR).

Astronomy

The astronomical research at ASTRON is closely aligned with the strengths of our facilities LOFAR and WSRT-APERTIF.

Diversity & Sustainability

ASTRON is committed to achieving a fair, welcoming, and sustainable work environment for all.

Beschermingszones

Met onze radiotelescopen nemen wij de meest zwakke signalen uit het heelal waar. Daardoor zijn zij kwetsbaar voor elektromagnetische storing. Met het tijdig treffen van de juiste maatregelen kan storing worden voorkomen.

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Wireless Data Lab

Draadloze techniek lijkt vanzelfsprekend, maar de ontwikkeling ervan gaat niet vanzelf. Daarom hebben we bij ASTRON een proeftuin ingericht; het Wireless Data Lab.

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Making discoveries
in radio astronomy
happen.

ASTRON is the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, and is part of the Institutes organisation of NWO.

TELESCOPES

ASTRONOMY

DIVERSITY & SUSTAINABILITY

BESCHERMINGSZONES

VOOR ONDERNEMERS: WDL

STORIES

ERC Advanced Grant for research into the origin of fast radio bursts from space

Jason Hessels, Professor of Observational High-Energy Astrophysics at the University of Amsterdam and Chief Astronomer at ASTRON, has been awarded a €3.5 million ERC Advanced Grant to search for the origin of fast radio bursts. Among other things, the research money will be used to develop new hardware to set up a coordinated network of European radio telescopes to study repeating FRBs in more detail.

Astronomy

News

telescopes

Published by the editorial team, 30 March 2023

Animation explaining the workings of LOFAR

We have created an animation, which briefly explains the workings of our LOFAR radio telescope.

LOFAR

News

telescopes

Published by the editorial team, 23 March 2023

NAC 2023 to be held in Leeuwarden in May

The 78th edition of the Nederlandse Astronomen Conferentie (NAC) will be held this year in the Westcord WTC hotel in Leeuwarden from 15 to 17 May.

Astronomy

News

Published by the editorial team, 6 March 2023

ASTRON astronomy groups focus on LOFAR and SKA

Recently, the astronomy group within the A&O department of ASTRON went through a reformation: instead of several focus groups, it now consists of two groups: the LOFAR Science Group and the SKA Science Group. The LOFAR Science Group is led by André Offringa, the SKA Science Group by Joe Callingham.

Astronomy

LOFAR

News

SKA

Published by the editorial team, 21 February 2023

Major upgrade of International LOFAR Telescope approved

Published by the editorial team, 7 February 2023

Michiel Brentjens wins Teacher of the Year 2022 award

Published by the editorial team, 12 January 2023

Jessica Dempsey nominated for Drenthe Woman in the Media Award

Published by the editorial team, 5 January 2023

People of ASTRON: Klaas Kliffen

Published by the editorial team, 22 December 2022

ASTRON involved in European consortium to develop next-gen technologies for radio astronomy infrastructures

Published by the editorial team, 16 December 2022

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DAILY IMAGE

Colloquium: Supermassive Binary Black Holes at the Horizon

Artist’s impression of the central region of the active galaxy OJ 287 with a precessingng jet. The precession could either be caused by a binary black hole (Inset A) or by a mis-aligned accretion disk (Inset B).