News Overview
NWO TOP grant for Prof. Dr. Tom Oosterloo to search for the darkest galaxies
Prof. Dr. Tom Oosterloo has been awarded a prestigious TOP grant from NWO, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.
LOFAR discovers largest carbon atoms outside our Milky Way
An international team of astronomers has for the first time discovered the largest carbon atoms outside our Milky Way with the LOFAR radio telescope.
Swirling Electrons in the Whirlpool Galaxy
The whirlpool galaxy Messier 51 (M51) is seen from a distance of approximately 30 million light years.
NASA’s Fermi Finds A ‘Transformer’ Pulsar
In late June 2013, an exceptional binary containing a rapidly spinning neutron star underwent a dramatic change in behaviour never before observed.
Radio-burst discovery deepens astrophysics mystery
Brief pulse detected by Arecibo telescope appears to come from far beyond our galaxy
Astronomers find supermassive black hole blasting molecular gas at one million kilometers per hour from a galaxy
New research has solved a long-standing mystery surrounding the evolution of galaxies, which deepens our understanding of the future of the Milky Way.
Nomination Christiaan Huygens Science Award 2014 for Stefan Wijnholds
Stefan Wijnholds, working as a researcher at ASTRON, has been nominated for the Christiaan Huygens Science Award 2014.
12 M€ for Netherlands contribution to design of the Square Kilometre Array
A consortium consisting of ASTRON and several Dutch Universities has been awarded 12M€ for their participation in the design of the SKA.
Three new Polish antenna stations for LOFAR telescope
Today, ASTRON and the Polish LOFAR consortium POLFAR signed a contract for the construction of three new antenna stations for the ILT in Poland.
First Light for SPHERE Exoplanet Imager
SPHERE has been installed on ESO’s VLT at the Paranal Observatory in Chile and has achieved first light.
Collaboration is key for SKA pre-construction
ASTRON has been working with representatives of the NRC and CSIRO to undertake a collaborative measurement programme as part of SKA pre-construction work.
Order of the Star of Italy for Prof. Morganti
Prof. Raffaella Morganti, has received a knighthood awarded to her by President Giorgio Napolitano and presented to her by Dr. Francesco Azzarello.