News Overview
Astronomer Michael Garrett wins IBM Faculty Award
IBM announces that prof.dr. Michael Garrett has received the IBM 2013 Big Data and Analytics Faculty Award.
Jets blow gas out of a galaxy
he jets which are shot away into space by the supermassive black hole in the centre of a galaxy, clear gas away from the galaxy.
New pulsar explores feeding habits of Milky Way’s black hole
A team of astronomers, including Heino Falcke and Adam Deller, has discovered radio pulses from a neutron star close to a supermassive black hole.
ERC Advanced Grant for astronomer Ger de Bruyn
Prof. dr. A.G. (Ger) de Bruyn (ASTRON, Dwingeloo & Kapteyn Institute, University of Groningen) has received an Advanced Grant of 3.35 million Euro from the ERC.
Now playing: the theater performance ‘The LOFAR Expedition’
From 25 July to 25 August, the theater group the PeerGroup plays ‘the LOFAR Expedition’, a cosmic journey into the unknown.
Veni grant awarded to astronomer Vibor Jelić
Astronomer Vibor Jelić (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, RuG/ASTRON), has been awarded a Veni grant of 250 000 EUR by the NWO.
NEXPReS concludes three year project
NEXPReS, integrating VLBI and e-VLBI astronomy techniques, concludes three year project
Farewell greeting from a dying star
Scientists suggest explanation for mysterious radio flashes that appear for only a brief moment on the sky.
Astronomers use precision pulsar positions to break record
A team of scientists led by astronomer Adam Deller have used the VLBA to set a new distance accuracy record, pegging a pulsar at 871.4 light-years from Earth.
LOFAR overview paper accepted
The long-awaited LOFAR overview paper has now been accepted for publication in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
Vidi grant awarded to ASTRON astronomer
Astronomer Jason Hessels of ASTRON and the University of Amsterdam has been awarded a ‘Vidi’ grant of 800,000 Euros from the NWO.
Neutron stars as laboratories
Astronomy symposium in Amsterdam: ‘Latest Results from the Neutron-Star Laboratory’