News Overview
Astronomer Heino Falcke appointed new member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Heino Falcke (Radboud University of Nijmegen and ASTRON) investigates the nature of black holes and the gas jets in their vicinity.
Astronomers harness the galaxy’s biggest telescope to pinpoint radio emission from distant spinning star
An international team of astronomers has made a measurement of a distant neutron star that is one million times more precise than the previous world’s best.
Royal decoration for Arnold van Ardenne
On Friday 25 April, Prof. Arnold van Ardenne, connected to ASTRON and inhabitant of Assen (Drenthe), received a decoration by mayor Mrs. C. Abbenhues of Assen.
Future ‘Engineer PowerWomen’ visit Dwingeloo
During the national Girlsday on Thursday 24 April, girls from ages 14-15 will visit the astronomical institutes of ASTRON, JIVE and NOVA in Dwingeloo.
Gabby Aitink-Kroes awarded Engineer PowerWoman 2014
The Engineer PowerWoman 2014 has been awarded to Gabby Aitink‑Kroes, engineer at NOVA and ASTRON.
New LOFAR station for Univ. Hamburg and Bielefeld University
On Wednesday 9 April ASTRON, the University of Hamburg and Bielefeld University will sign a contract for construction of a new German station for the ILT.
Renovated Dwingeloo Telescope reveals 100 exoplanets
Nobel Prize winner prof. Joseph Hooton Taylor is honorary guest at the reopening ceremony of the restored Dwingeloo Radio Telescope on Saturday 5 April.
Discovery of Super‑Powered Black Hole in Nearby Galaxy M83
A team of astronomers presented the exciting discovery of a black hole that has been blasting out a powerful release of energy for over 10,000 years.
Bullying black holes force galaxies to stay red and dead
Herschel has discovered massive elliptical galaxies in the nearby Universe containing plenty of cold gas, even though the galaxies fail to produce new stars
Gravity-lab discovered: a pulsar in a unique triple star system
An international team of astronomers using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) has discovered a pulsar that is orbited by two white dwarf stars.
ERC Synergy Grant to image event horizon of black hole
The ERC has awarded 14 Million Euros to a team of European astrophysicists to construct the first accurate image of a black hole.
ERC grant for astronomer Joeri van Leeuwen
Dr. Joeri van Leeuwen (ASTRON/University of Amsterdam) was awarded a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).