Although the saying goes ‘lightning never strikes the same place twice’, in fact it often does. Why it does so however, has long remained a mystery, but in 2019 a team of scientists led by the University of Groningen (RUG) used LOFAR to shed light on this matter.
People of ASTRON: Caterina Tiburzi
People of ASTRON is a new series in which we will share stories about the people at ASTRON. Who are the people behind the discoveries and innovations and also, who are the people that make sure that everything runs smoothly?
Institutes and NWO release 29 million for shared computing power for physicists and astronomers
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) will invest 12 million euros in FuSE: an initiative of research institutes Nikhef and ASTRON to ensure future data capacity exists for science in particle physics and radio astronomy.
Measures coronavirus
In line with the advice from the Dutch government, the management of ASTRON and JIVE has decided to take measures to minimise the risk of coronavirus infection.
International consortium tasked with designing SKA-Low antennas completes work
The international engineering consortium tasked with designing the SKA-low has completed its work after six years of international collaboration.