News Overview
Proceedings third LOFAR Data Processing School published
As part of their Astrophysics and Space Science Library series, Springer has published the volume ‘Low Frequency Astronomy and the LOFAR observatory’.
First Dutch team involved in a moon landing
The Chinese space agency will be launching the Chang’e 4 moon lander on Friday 7 December, hoping to make China the first country to land on the far side of the moon.
ASTRON joins ESCAPE project to build open science cloud
ASTRON will participate in the ESCAPE project, that is part of the effort to build a European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).
Cosmic serpent reveals new way massive stars die
Astronomers have discovered a unique binary star system containing a pair of massive ‘Wolf-Rayet’ stars: a kind believed to explode as supernovae.
Weighing planets and asteroids using pulsars
Pulsar observations enable mass estimates for Ceres and other solar system objects
Super-slow pulsar challenges theory
An international team of astronomers have discovered the slowest-spinning radio pulsar yet known.
DUPLLO opens low-frequency window on the Universe
A €3,450,000 NWO Investment Grant Large has been awarded to ASTRON by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) in order to build and deploy DUPLLO: the Digital Upgrade for Premier LOFAR Low-band Observing.
Westerbork Radio Telescope’s major upgrade enlarges field of view 37 times
With an innovative new type of receiver, called Apertif, the field of view of the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope in the Netherlands has been increased 37 times.
Space Studies Program visits ASTRON
Early August, the renowned Space Studies Programme (SSP) from the International Space University visits ASTRON in Dwingeloo.
2 Veni grants for ASTRON astronomers
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Veni funding of up to 250,000 euros to two astronomers affiliated with ASTRON: Dr. Emily Petroff and Dr. Caterina Tiburzi
New images from a super-telescope bring astronomers a step closer to understanding dark matter
Astronomers using a global network of radio telescopes have produced one of the sharpest astronomical images ever.
SKA Precursor Telescope MeerKAT Inaugurated In South Africa
South Africa’s 64-dish MeerKAT telescope, one of the SKA’s precursor telescopes, was officially inaugurated by Deputy President David Mabuza at a ceremony near Carnarvon today.