Scientists measured the space-time warp in the gravity of a binary star and determined the mass of a neutron star -- just before it disappeared.

Prof. Dr. Tom Oosterloo has been awarded a prestigious TOP grant from NWO, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.

An international team of astronomers has for the first time discovered the largest carbon atoms outside our Milky Way with the LOFAR radio telescope.

The whirlpool galaxy Messier 51 (M51) is seen from a distance of approximately 30 million light years.

In late June 2013, an exceptional binary containing a rapidly spinning neutron star underwent a dramatic change in behaviour never before observed.

Brief pulse detected by Arecibo telescope appears to come from far beyond our 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.

Stefan Wijnholds, working as a researcher at ASTRON, has been nominated for the Christiaan Huygens Science Award 2014.

A consortium consisting of ASTRON and several Dutch Universities has been awarded 12M€ for their participation in the design of the SKA.

Today, ASTRON and the Polish LOFAR consortium POLFAR signed a contract for the construction of three new antenna stations for the ILT in Poland.

SPHERE has been installed on ESO's VLT at the Paranal Observatory in Chile and has achieved first light.

ASTRON has been working with representatives of the NRC and CSIRO to undertake a collaborative measurement programme as part of SKA pre-construction work.