News Overview
Weighing planets and asteroids using pulsars
Pulsar observations enable mass estimates for Ceres and other solar system objects
Super-slow pulsar challenges theory
An international team of astronomers have discovered the slowest-spinning radio pulsar yet known.
DUPLLO opens low-frequency window on the Universe
A €3,450,000 NWO Investment Grant Large has been awarded to ASTRON by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) in order to build and deploy DUPLLO: the Digital Upgrade for Premier LOFAR Low-band Observing.
Westerbork Radio Telescope’s major upgrade enlarges field of view 37 times
With an innovative new type of receiver, called Apertif, the field of view of the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope in the Netherlands has been increased 37 times.
Space Studies Program visits ASTRON
Early August, the renowned Space Studies Programme (SSP) from the International Space University visits ASTRON in Dwingeloo.
2 Veni grants for ASTRON astronomers
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Veni funding of up to 250,000 euros to two astronomers affiliated with ASTRON: Dr. Emily Petroff and Dr. Caterina Tiburzi
New images from a super-telescope bring astronomers a step closer to understanding dark matter
Astronomers using a global network of radio telescopes have produced one of the sharpest astronomical images ever.
SKA Precursor Telescope MeerKAT Inaugurated In South Africa
South Africa’s 64-dish MeerKAT telescope, one of the SKA’s precursor telescopes, was officially inaugurated by Deputy President David Mabuza at a ceremony near Carnarvon today.
LOFAR rapidly responds to mysterious astronomical events
On Friday 6 July 2018 at 10:25 am (CEST), ASTRON’s Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) automatically responded to a transient astronomical event for the first time.
Einstein’s theory still passes the test
Weak and strong gravity objects fall the same way
Planet formation starts before star reaches maturity
A European team of astronomers has discovered that dust particles around a star already coagulate before the star is fully grown.
ASTRON and Nikhef collaborate to improve FPGA engineering design practices
ASTRON joins the OpenCores.org membership program and partners up with Oliscience to collaborate on the engineering of tools that are essential to achieve scientific discoveries in the fields of particle physics and astronomy.