Be an astronomer for one day at ASTRON!

On Saturday 12 May, ASTRON will participate in the open days of the EU (in Dutch: EU Kijkdagen) of the Northern Netherlands Provinces (SNN).

Restoration Dwingeloo Radio Telescope kicks off

ASTRON, the Netherlands institute for Radio Astronomy, kicks off the restoration of the Dwingeloo Radio Telescope.

Under 'dark halo' old galaxies have many more stars

Some of the oldest galaxies in the Universe have three times more stellar mass, and so many more stars, than all current models of galaxy evolution predict.

The Nederlands and South-Africa join forces for Big Data

Unique Public Private Partnership in high tech systems. Public private partnerships get an international dimension

ASTRON & Staatsbosbeheer signal start of building project

On Wednesday 11 April, prof. K. Gaemers will give the starting shot for the contstruction of the new extension to the ASTRON building in Dwingeloo.

ASTRON & IBM collaborate to explore origins of Universe

From Big Bang to Big Data: ASTRON and IBM Collaborate to Explore Origins of the Universe

'Founding Father' van de LOFAR telescoop geridderd

Professor George Kildare Miley heeft tijdens een sterrenkundig symposium uit handen van burgemeester Lenferink een hoge Koninklijke onderscheiding.

First RadioAstron interference fringe at 220,000 km baseline

On January 25, 2012, RadioAstron has successfully detected the first interferometric signal at 92 cm from individual pulses of the pulsar B0950+08.

Astronomers find dark matter galaxy far, far away

Galaxies such as our own Milky Way are believed to form over billions of years through the coming together of many smaller galaxies.

Prof. Steve Rawlings

We are deeply saddened by the news of the sudden death of Prof. Steve Rawlings (Oxford University).

LOFAR telescope features on Science.com and Nature.com

In 2012, LOFAR will move into an exciting new operational phase as it matures into a full-fledged astronomical observatory.

International LOFAR radio telescope kicks off all-sky survey

International LOFAR radio telescope presents first science, kicks off all-sky survey.

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