Monthly Archives: February 2021

//February

EAS2021/SS11: Extreme astrophysics at extremely high resolution on June 29, 2021

The Special Session SS11 on the European Astronomical Society virtual meeting EAS 2021 will be held on June 29, 2021. The SS11 session Extreme astrophysics at extremely high resolution focusses on highlighting the latest scientific results of high-resolution radio instruments, such as the European VLBI Network (EVN) and similar arrays, with particular focus on the synergies with high resolution [...]

By | 2021-02-25T10:07:24+00:00 February 25th, 2021|announcement, press release|Comments Off on EAS2021/SS11: Extreme astrophysics at extremely high resolution on June 29, 2021

NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Successfully Landed on Red Planet

After a seven-month-long journey, on Feb. 18, 2021 NASA’s Perseverance Rover successfully landed on the red Planet. NASA's Perseverance spacecraft blazed through the Martian atmosphere and touched surface of the Red Planet, in the area of the Jezero crater. On the picture (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ) you see the first image NASA’s Perseverance rover sent back [...]

By | 2021-02-22T08:46:14+00:00 February 22nd, 2021|announcement, press release|Comments Off on NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Successfully Landed on Red Planet

A. Zensus on RadioNet´s past and future

RadioNet came to an end on 31 December 2020, completing over 20 years of a remarkably successful series of EU-supported projects. During these years, RadioNet evolved into a widely-recognized consortium offering competitive European infrastructures in the range from sub-mm to meter waves. RadioNet also fostered Europe-wide collaboration in innovative technical development and it helped to [...]

By | 2021-02-18T12:37:04+00:00 February 18th, 2021|announcement, press release|Comments Off on A. Zensus on RadioNet´s past and future

CAP 2021 on 24–27 May 2021 as virtual event

On May 24-27, 2021 the International Astronomical Union’s (IAU’s) Commission C2 — Communicating Astronomy with the Public (CAP) — will host the CAP 2021. The central theme will be Communicating Astronomy with the Public in the Age of Global Crises. Thanks to generous support from The Kavli Foundation, which has provided a grant to strengthen the IAU’s public [...]

By | 2021-02-23T07:37:59+00:00 February 18th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on CAP 2021 on 24–27 May 2021 as virtual event

Job vacancy at ILT: Policy Officer International LOFAR Telescope / ERIC

The International LOFAR (LOw Frequency ARray) Telescope (ILT) is looking for a Policy Officer. First application deadline is March 8, 2021 ILT is a world-leading distributed radio astronomy research infrastructure, with cohesively operated facilities, in part owned by a steadily growing number of diverse partners around Europe, and anchored by ASTRON (the Netherlands Institute for [...]

By | 2021-02-22T14:41:41+00:00 February 17th, 2021|announcement|Comments Off on Job vacancy at ILT: Policy Officer International LOFAR Telescope / ERIC

European Research and Innovation Days 2021 on June 23 and 24 – online event

European Research and Innovation Days will take place online on 23 and 24 June 2021. It is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond. This year marks the start of Horizon [...]

By | 2021-02-16T07:17:47+00:00 February 16th, 2021|announcement|Comments Off on European Research and Innovation Days 2021 on June 23 and 24 – online event

INAF: New series of online seminars – “Laura Bassi” Colloquium Series

INAF announced a new series of online seminars, the "Laura Bassi" Colloquium Series. Laura Bassi, “woman of extraordinary intelligence”, was the first female University professor in the western world, teaching physics at University of Bologna in the XVIII century, a time when women could not pursue higher education nor learned professions, and universities and academies were reserved [...]

By | 2021-02-09T07:27:36+00:00 February 9th, 2021|announcement, press release|Comments Off on INAF: New series of online seminars – “Laura Bassi” Colloquium Series

SKAO Is Born – Launch Of International Observatory Signals New Era For Radio Astronomy

The SKA Observatory, a new intergovernmental organisation dedicated to radio astronomy, was launched on February 4, 2021 following the first meeting of the Observatory’s Council. The new Observatory, known as SKAO, is the world’s second intergovernmental organisation to be dedicated to astronomy. Headquartered in the UK on the grounds of the Jodrell Bank UNESCO World Heritage [...]

By | 2021-02-04T12:48:11+00:00 February 4th, 2021|announcement, press release|Comments Off on SKAO Is Born – Launch Of International Observatory Signals New Era For Radio Astronomy