Radio bursts reveal feisty magnetic arches
An international team has discovered a new type of radio emission originating from a red dwarf star.
Radio astronomers join global standards body seeking to address satellite interference
The Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies (CRAF) has been admitted as an I-member of the International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR), the international body that sets standards to prevent electronic devices from interfering with each other.
Astronomers pinpoint the source of the brightest one-off fast radio burst ever
An international team of astronomers has localized one of the brightest non-repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs) ever observed to a nearby galaxy.
In Memoriam: Albert-Jan Boonstra
It is with deep sadness we share the news that our longtime colleague, Albert-Jan Boonstra, has passed away on Friday, August 1.
Christiaan Huygens wetenschapsprijs 2025: honourable mention for Dr. Kenzie Nimmo
© ASTRON/Paul Voorham
There were also two honourable mentions awarded, one to Pavel Mancera Piña (RUG/ASTRON) for his thesis "Dark matter and angular momentum in nearby disc galaxies" and the other to former ASTRON/UvA PhD candidate Kenzie Nimmo for her thesis "Zooming-in on the sources of fast radio transients". In fact, all three awardees did a PhD on radio astronomy!
The awards were given out by Gouke Moes (Minister van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap) and the prize committee chair Amina Helmi in a festive ceremony at the Oude Kerk in Voorburg. Because Kenzie was not able to travel to the Netherlands, and I was in South Africa for a MeerKAT review, Ziggy Pleunis and Omar Ould-Boukattine were there to accept the trophy and certificate on her behalf, and on behalf of our AstroFlash research group.
Gefeliciteerd, Kenzie!
8th LOFAR Data School
Wed 16 Sep 2026 - Wed 23 Sep 2026
We are happy to announce that the 8th LOFAR Data School (LDS2026) will take place at ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (Dwingeloo, The Netherlands) from 16 to 23 September 2026. RATIONALE The goal of the school is to assist the participants in the generation and analysis of LOFAR science ready data. The school will cover the […]