A Boost for European Radio Astronomy

27 Partner organizations with world-class instruments work together in observations, research & development

New all-sky map shows magnetic fields at highest precision

With a unique new all-sky map scientists have made significant progress toward measuring the magnetic field structure of the MW in unprecedented detail.

Grants for ASTRON & JIVE Summer Student Programme 2012

The 2012 Summer Research Programme of ASTRON and JIVE enables astronomy students to spend the summer at the Dwingeloo Observatory.

Youngest supernova ever imaged just after explosion

Dead but still kicking: youngest supernova imaged just after explosion

International partners join forces for SKA telescope

International partners join forces and agree on funding for detailed final design of Square Kilometre Array telescope

Water vapour reveals how stars form around black hole

A team led by astronomer Paul van der Werf has discovered that a black hole in the young universe is surrounded by a large disk of gas and dust.

Prestigious research grant for young ASTRON researcher

The NWO has awarded 159 young, recently promoted researchers, among whom dr. Adam Deller (ASTRON) a Veni grant.

World's largest radio telescope bigger with Swedish LOFAR station

On Monday, Sweden's Minister for Education and Research, Jan Björklund, will open Onsala Space Observatory's newest telescope.

God is an eJ

"God is an Ej. Not a Dj! Not a Vj!! Welcome in the information Universe where God runs the show as an e-J.

LOFAR telescope shines at Noorderzon Festival

Between 18 and 28 August, the LOFAR telescope will be part of a show at the famous Noorderzon Performing Arts Festival in Groningen, the Netherlands.

ATLAS3D project: Replacing handle of Hubble's tuning fork

A team of 25 astronomers has shown that many presumed spheroid galaxies are in fact spiral galaxies.

Heino Falcke receives highest Dutch scientific award

Prof.Heino Falcke, Professor of Astroparticle Physics and Radio Astronomy at RadboudUniversity Nijmegen, received a Spinoza prize on Monday 6 June.

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