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LOFAR discovers new giant galaxy in all-sky survey
A team of astronomers has discovered a previously unknown gigantic radio galaxy, using initial images from a new, ongoing all-sky radio survey.
LOFAR telescope open for business
On Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 March, one hundred astronomers from all over the world will travel to Dalfsen for a 2-day workshop about the ILT.
Big Bang Meets Big Data
SKA South Africa is joining ASTRON and IBM in a four-year collaboration to research extremely fast, but low-power exascale computer systems.
Chameleon pulsar baffles astronomers
An international team – led by Dutch astronomers (SRON, NOVA and ASTRON) – has made a tantalizing discovery about the way pulsars emit radiation.
Join the ASTRON/JIVE Summer Student Programme 2013
ASTRON and JIVE announce the availability of a limited number of grants for their 2013 Summer Student Programme.
Black holes – no place left to hide!
Wide-field observations with a worldwide network of radio telescopes have uncovered black holes residing in the centre of dust obscured galaxies.
ASTRON engineer promoted on system design LOFAR telescope
Jaap Bregman is defending his thesis ‘System Design and Wide-field Imaging Aspects of Synthesis Arrays with Phased Array Stations’ on 14 December.
Science in the Netherlands: ASTRON in ‘Experiment NL’
The new magazine Experiment NL features articles about ASTRON projects and interviews with astronomers from ASTRON.
Procurement telescope cabins awarded to Dutch company
Recently, the European public procurement of the APERTIF Telescope Cabins has been completed.
Dish Dwingeloo radio telescope back on tower
This Monday 19 November, the company Wagenborg Nedlift from Groningen will put the dish of the Dwingeloo telescope back onto its tower.