News Overview
Call for expressions of interest for Apertif surveys
ASTRON invites the world-wide community to submit Expressions of Interest to define, prepare and perform large survey programmes with Apertif.
ASTRON is working together with Australia and South Africa on SKA
ASTRON has signed two separate bi-lateral statements of intent with the SKA South Africa Project and Australia’s CSIRO.
Queen opens new LOFAR telescope in Drenthe
The world’s largest radio telescope LOFAR was officially launched on Saturday June 12th by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands during a special ceremony.
Astronomical world top meets in Drenthe, the Netherlands
Scientists and engineers from all over the world in the field of radio astronomy meet each other from 9 to 16 June in conference centre the Hof van Saksen.
Details in the Structure of a distant Quasar
First high-resolution image from the LOFAR radio telescope array
Dutch high school students operate Australian telescope from Drenthe
This Friday 28 May, 22 high school students from Emmeloord, the Netherlands, visit ASTRON to do observations with the Parkes radio telescope in Australia.
New lease of life for the Westerbork telescope
NWO grant for an innovative radio camera
Queen opens biggest radio telescope in the world
Her Majesty the Queen will open the biggest radio telescope in the world, LOFAR, on Saturday afternoon 12 June 2010 in Borger-Odoorn (Drenthe).
School kids Dwingeloo chat globally about stars
10 year old children of the “Burgemeester W.A. Storkschool” in Dwingeloo will attend a chat-session on Saturday 15 May with kids in South Africa and Australia.
Additional Eyes for Pulsar Astronomers
Combination of new technology telescope with existing facilities promises new insight into extreme stars
Girlsday 2010: girls on board at ASTRON and JIVE
This Thursday 22 April, 30 high school girls from three schools in the North of the Netherlands visit ASTRON and JIVE during Girlsday 2010.
LOFAR opens up low-frequency universe – and starts new SETI search
The Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), a new pan-European radio astronomy facility, has started mapping the Universe at very low energy wavelengths.