RadioNet Newsletter 4/2021 issued
Read the new RadioNet newsletter 4/2021 here.
CTAO & CTAC: Webinar series “Synergies in the Exploration of the Extreme Universe”
Beginning in April 2021, the CTAO and the CTAC will launch the monthly webinar series Synergies in the Exploration of the Extreme Universe, focused on the various MWL and MM synergies of CTA science with other instruments, and aimed at researchers in astrophysics and astronomy. Each webinar will take place on the fourth Thursday of [...]
Call for proposals to the EVN: Announcement in first week of May 2021
The Call for proposals for the EVN will be announced beginning of May 2021. Stay tuned! Submission deadline: June 1, 2021.
ERC ceremony: Celebrating 10 000 grantees
This year the ERC will reach an important milestone: soon 10 000 scientists and scholars from Europe and beyond will have received ERC funding to pursue their best ideas at the frontiers of knowledge. During an online ceremony on May 6, 2021, the ERC will welcome the 10 000th grantee and will highlight a few other ERC [...]
Black holes as magnetic jet engines: ERC supports Bonn astrophysicists to explain the phenomenon
Super-massive black holes are found at the centers of many galaxies. But all efforts to detect these mysterious objects directly suffer from the fact that no information from their interior can reach us directly. Now, astrophysicist Professor Anton Zensus, director at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn and founding chairman of the Event [...]
Ultra-sensitive radio images reveal thousands of star-forming galaxies in early Universe
An international team of astronomers has published the most sensitive images of the Universe ever taken at low radio frequencies, using the International Low Frequency Array (LOFAR). By observing the same regions of sky over and over again and combining the data to make a single very-long exposure image, the team has detected the faint [...]
EC CORDIS Article: New images of magnetic fields surrounding a black hole
Read here the article New images of magnetic fields surrounding a black hole from the EC´s CORDIS EU Research Results on the revealed new image of a black hole: the supermassive black hole viewed in polarised light, at the centre of the Messier 87 galaxy. Find here here also the two papers with the results of the research [...]
EC online event: “A successful proposal for Horizon Europe: Scientific-technical excellence is key, but don’t forget the other aspects”.
On April 21, 2021, the European Commission will continue its information series on preparing a successful proposal in Horizon Europe. On the agenda are important cross-cutting topics that all successful proposals must bring, for example Open Science, gender dimension, dissemination and communication. Find here the agenda and the registration form.
IAU Global Outreach Events 2021 – Event Calendar
The IAU Global Outreach Events are international outreach activities supported by the IAU outreach office, with the intent of promoting and disseminating best practices internationally. Outreach professionals, educators, amateur and professional astronomers are encouraged to share their stories and join the inspiring outreach community. Events related to astronomy that align with the IAU Global Outreach [...]
EUCARA 2021: As online edition on April 17, 2021
EUCARA, the European Conference on Amateur Radio Astronomy, will be held as online conference on April 17, 2021. Find all information here.