The world’s largest radio telescope LOFAR was officially launched on Saturday June 12th by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands during a special ceremony.

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.

First high-resolution image from the LOFAR radio telescope array

This Friday 28 May, 22 high school students from Emmeloord, the Netherlands, visit ASTRON to do observations with the Parkes radio telescope in Australia.

NWO grant for an innovative radio camera

Her Majesty the Queen will open the biggest radio telescope in the world, LOFAR, on Saturday afternoon 12 June 2010 in Borger-Odoorn (Drenthe).

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.

Combination of new technology telescope with existing facilities promises new insight into extreme stars

This Thursday 22 April, 30 high school girls from three schools in the North of the Netherlands visit ASTRON and JIVE during Girlsday 2010.

The Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), a new pan-European radio astronomy facility, has started mapping the Universe at very low energy wavelengths.

ASTRON , together with the NWO, will organise and host the third International SKA Forum on Tuesday 15 June in the province of Drenthe.

An international team of scientists, including several astronomers from the JIVE and ASTRON, both located in Dwingeloo, have observed a supernova with peculiar radio emission.