News Overview
LOFAR pioneers new way to study exoplanet environments
Using the Dutch-led Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio telescope, astronomers have discovered unusual radio waves coming from the nearby red dwarf star GJ1151.
Test wind turbine near LOFAR meets agreed radio emission norms
The test turbine of wind farm “Drentse Monden en Oostermoer” meets the reduction of electromagnetic radiation as agreed in a covenant on the co-existence of a wind farm near the core of the LOFAR radio telescope.
A repeating Fast Radio Burst from a spiral galaxy deepens the mystery of where these signals originate from
Telescopes in the European VLBI Network (EVN) have observed a repeating Fast Radio Burst (FRB) in a spiral galaxy similar to our own.
Nederlandse antennes uitgerold achter de maan
De drie antennes van de Nederlands-Chinese radiotelescoop die achter de maan hangt, zijn uitgerold.
Nederlandse onderzoekers offeren telescooptijd voor blik op eerste interstellaire komeet
Een team van Poolse en Nederlandse onderzoekers publiceert vandaag, maandag 14 oktober, de eerste details over een komeet die van buiten ons zonnestelsel lijkt te komen.
The Netherlands to host the premier conference on data analysis software and systems for astronomy
The 29th edition of the ADASS conference will be held for the first time in the Netherlands at MartiniPlaza in Groningen between 6-10 October.
Zes sterrenstelsels ontdekt met amper donkere materie
Een internationaal team sterrenkundigen onder leiding van Pavel Mancera Piña heeft zes lichtzwakke dwergsterrenstelsels ontdekt die amper donkere materie bevatten.
Royal couple visits ASTRON
On 18 September 2019 the Royal couple visited ASTRON and the Dwingeloo Telescope as part of their ‘Streekbezoek’ to the province of Drenthe.
Cosmic polar researchers map neutron stars
Scientists have for the first time succeeded in determining the topography of both magnetic poles of a neutron star.
The Netherlands is first to ratify participation in the construction of the world’s largest radio telescope
The SKA Observatory has taken an important step forward thanks to the ratification of the SKA Observatory Convention by the parliament of the Netherlands.
Radio Astronomy driving new competences and innovation on the European scale
LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) is the world’s largest and most sensitive low frequency radio telescope.
ASTRON boosts performance of the LOFAR radio telescope with a new GPU-cluster
We have successfully replaced the GPU-cluster of the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR).