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Telescopes

ASTRON is responsible for the operations of the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) and the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR).

Astronomy

The astronomical research at ASTRON is closely aligned with the strengths of our facilities LOFAR and WSRT-APERTIF.

Diversity & Sustainability

ASTRON is committed to achieving a fair, welcoming, and sustainable work environment for all.

Beschermingszones


Met onze radiotelescopen nemen wij de meest zwakke signalen uit het heelal waar. Daardoor zijn zij kwetsbaar voor elektromagnetische storing. Met het tijdig treffen van de juiste maatregelen kan storing worden voorkomen.

Wireless Data Lab


Draadloze techniek lijkt vanzelfsprekend, maar de ontwikkeling ervan gaat niet vanzelf. Daarom hebben we bij ASTRON een proeftuin ingericht; het Wireless Data Lab.

Making discoveries
in radio astronomy
happen.

ASTRON is the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, and is part of the Institutes organisation of NWO.
STORIES

International Women in Engineering Day

Yesterday marked International Women in Engineering Day. We at ASTRON are very proud of our women engineers. Two of those are Ágnes Mika and Paula Fusiara.

News
Published by the editorial team, 24 June 2024

Origin of fast radio bursts come into focus through polarized light

Non-repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs) probably originate from galaxies similar to our Milky Way.

Astronomy
News
Published by the editorial team, 11 June 2024

Violette Impellizzeri to head astronomy and operations department

We are excited that Dr Violette Impellizzeri will join ASTRON as head of the Astronomy & Operations department. She will start her new duties on 1 September 2024. Her research focus is on VLBI investigations of the molecular gas enveloping black holes and spectral line analyses.

Astronomy
News
Published by the editorial team, 31 May 2024

New calibration technique circumvents Earth’s ionosphere

An international team of researchers has developed a new calibration technique to circumvent disturbances of Earth’s ionosphere.

Astronomy
LOFAR
News
telescopes
Published by the editorial team, 6 May 2024

ASTRON has turned 75!

Published by the editorial team, 23 April 2024

ASTRON launches database of female experts

Published by the editorial team, 8 March 2024

LOFAR ERIC: Distributed Research Infrastructure for European Astronomical Research Launched

Published by the editorial team, 22 January 2024

Telescope quartet reveals surprising statistics of cosmic flashes

Published by the editorial team, 4 January 2024

Dutch astronomers prove last piece of gas feedback-feeding loop of black hole

Published by the editorial team, 7 December 2023
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DAILY IMAGE

André Gunst celebrating 25 years at ASTRON.

© ASTRON

On July 1, 1999, André began his career as a digital design engineer at ASTRON after 11 years of studying electronics. The day after successfully defending his thesis, which focused on determining the optimal number of ADC bits for radio astronomy, he joined the Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy (NFRA), now known as ASTRON. Over the years, André’s role evolved from drawing schematics and writing firmware as a digital engineer to becoming a (sub)project manager and later a competence group leader. Currently, André combines his technical expertise with his people skills as an adviser in the Smart Back-end group and serves as the system architect of LOFAR2.0. As shown in the picture, André is a valued colleague at ASTRON, celebrating 25 years of dedicated service.
ASTRON daily image.
EVENTS

Open Dag: 6 oktober/Open Day: October 6th

Sun 06 Oct 2024

English follows Dutch   Bezoek ons tijdens onze open dag op 6 oktober Hoe klinkt een dode ster? Hoe maak je onzichtbaar licht zichtbaar? Hoe werkt een zwart gat? Waarom kun je met een radiotelescoop terug in de tijd kijken? Achter al deze en nog veel meer interessante dingen kom je tijdens onze open dag […]

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