News Overview
Official launch ASTRON & IBM Center for Exascale Technology
On Wednesday 17 October, the official kick off of the ´ASTRON & IBM Center for Exascale Technology’ in Drenthe takes place
Over 400 visitors at re-opening Milky Way path
Over 400 people visited the Milky Way path on Sunday 7 October. During this Weekend of Science, ASTRON and Universe Awareness organised a number of activities.
NWO Vrije Competitie Award for Pulsar Timing with LOFAR
The ASTRON Pulsar Group and a set of international collaborators, has been awarded an NWO Vrije Competitie grant to hire a 3-year post-doctoral researcher.
ASTRON evaluated as excellent by international experts
ASTRON has been judged as ‘excellent’ by a high-level panel headed-up by Prof. C. Cesarsky. The institute was awarded top marks.
New Universe Awareness office at ASTRON & JIVE
As of July 1 an UNAWE-office opened its doors in Dwingeloo. The head office of this international project is situated at the Observatory in Leiden.
World’s largest radio telescope LOFAR open to worldwide community
International LOFAR Telescope Regular Proposal Call
Open to the Worldwide Community
Dutch innovations at SPIE Astronomy, Telescopes & Instrumentation
TNO, ASTRON, SRON and NOVA have joined forces to show their latest innovations and technologies in the field of instrumentation for astronomy.
360 degrees photo’s of the Dwingeloo telescope
The lifting of the dish on June 5th attracted a lot of attention. Staff, passers by, tourists and of course journalists all came to see this spectacular event.
Dish Dwingeloo Telescope temporarily dismantled
On Tuesday 5 June, the skyline of the National Park Dwingelderveld will change drastically temporarily.
Dual site agreed for Square Kilometre Array telescope
The Members of the SKA Organisation today agreed on a dual site solution for the Square Kilometre Array telescope.
Colliding galaxy cluster unravelled
An international team of astronomers has used the International LOFAR Telescope from ASTRON to study the formation of the galaxy cluster Abell 2256.
Sounds of the Universe in ‘De Wereld Draait Door University’
On Ascension Day, Professor Robbert Dijkgraaf will give a live class in the programme De Wereld Draait Door (DWDD).