News Overview
Super-telescope LOFAR finds its first pulsars
The radio telescope LOFAR has discovered two new pulsars – fast-spinning neutron stars, remnants of massive supernova explosions.
Surprising Image Provides New Tool for Studying a Galaxy
An international group of astronomers, including George Heald (ASTRON /RuG), has found a surprising and useful new probe of galactic magnetic fields.
Astronomers observe pulsar switching in energy source
An international team of astronomers have used a host of radio and X-ray telescopes to catch a pulsar undergoing a radical switch in energy source.
Astronomer Michael Garrett wins IBM Faculty Award
IBM announces that prof.dr. Michael Garrett has received the IBM 2013 Big Data and Analytics Faculty Award.
Jets blow gas out of a galaxy
he jets which are shot away into space by the supermassive black hole in the centre of a galaxy, clear gas away from the galaxy.
New pulsar explores feeding habits of Milky Way’s black hole
A team of astronomers, including Heino Falcke and Adam Deller, has discovered radio pulses from a neutron star close to a supermassive black hole.
ERC Advanced Grant for astronomer Ger de Bruyn
Prof. dr. A.G. (Ger) de Bruyn (ASTRON, Dwingeloo & Kapteyn Institute, University of Groningen) has received an Advanced Grant of 3.35 million Euro from the ERC.
Now playing: the theater performance ‘The LOFAR Expedition’
From 25 July to 25 August, the theater group the PeerGroup plays ‘the LOFAR Expedition’, a cosmic journey into the unknown.
Veni grant awarded to astronomer Vibor Jelić
Astronomer Vibor Jelić (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, RuG/ASTRON), has been awarded a Veni grant of 250 000 EUR by the NWO.
NEXPReS concludes three year project
NEXPReS, integrating VLBI and e-VLBI astronomy techniques, concludes three year project
Farewell greeting from a dying star
Scientists suggest explanation for mysterious radio flashes that appear for only a brief moment on the sky.
Astronomers use precision pulsar positions to break record
A team of scientists led by astronomer Adam Deller have used the VLBA to set a new distance accuracy record, pegging a pulsar at 871.4 light-years from Earth.