RadioNet Newsletter 06/2021 issued
The RadioNet Newsletter 06/2021 has been issued. Find it here.
Green light for construction of the world’s largest radio telescope arrays
At a meeting of the SKA Observatory (SKAO) Council last week, Member States gave the green light for construction of the SKA telescopes to start, with procurement of major contracts starting immediately. Over the next few months, some 70 contracts will be placed by the SKAO within its Member States. The first significant activity on [...]
Conference “Dark and Quiet Skies for Science and Society II”, October 3-7, 2021
The Conference and workshop “Dark and Quiet Skies for Science and Society”, jointly organized by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the Government of Spain and the International Astronomical Union (IAU), is now scheduled in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, from October 3 to 7, 2021. The rationale for the Workshop [...]
MPIfR Series RadioViews: Dr. Thalia Traianou on Localizing the γ-ray emitting region in the blazar TXS 2013+370
RadioViews is a series of videos where fellow researchers present their results in compact form. In the fourth episode, Thalia Traianou talks on Localizing the γ-ray emitting region in the blazar TXS 2013+370. Watch the video here or on YouTube. Dr. Thalia Traianou successfully finished her Ph.D. under the supervision of Dr. Thomas Krichbaum at the [...]
Announcement of the IAU: Approval of 4 Resolutions for voting at Bussines Sessions
The IAU Resolutions Committee has approved the proposals of the four Resolutions that will be presented for voting at the virtual Business Sessions in August this year: Resolution B1 in support of the protection of geodetic radio astronomy against radio frequency interference. Resolution B2 on the improvement of the Earth’s rotation theories and models. Resolution B3 on the Gaia Celestial Reference [...]
EC: Horizon Europe Work Programme 2021-22 adopted
The Horizon Europe Work Programme 2021-22 has been adopted. Find here the Work Programme on Research & Infrastructures. For seeing the Work Programmes of other areas, please go here and choose the filter option Horizon Europe. Watch here the EC press point by Commissioner Mariya Gabriel on the Publication of Horizon Europe Work Programme 2021-22. [...]
ALMA press release: ALMA Discovers Earliest Gigantic Black Hole Storm
Researchers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) discovered a titanic galactic wind driven by a supermassive black hole 13.1 billion years ago. This is the earliest-yet-observed example of such wind to date and is a telltale sign that huge black holes have a profound effect on the growth of galaxies from the very early [...]
Cordis article: Radio bursts help us home in on the mysterious origin of cosmic rays
Read here the full article on the CORDIS page Radio bursts help us home in on the mysterious origin of cosmic rays: A novel technique for observing cosmic rays using radio telescopes can shed light on where in the universe these powerful particles come from – and what is producing them. The source of cosmic [...]
ERC Scientific Council adopted the Gender Equality Plan
The ERC Scientific Council has recently adopted its Gender Equality Plan for 2021-2027. One of the innovations in the current plan is the appointment of "ERC ambassadors" who will speak specifically on gender-specific topics and aspects in the context of the ERC activities. Gender-specific data on individual countries and institutions will also be collected in order to encourage women [...]
Announcement: 10th IRAM 30-meter School on Millimeter Astronomy / Virtual
The 10th IRAM 30-meter School on Millimeter Astronomy will take place as virtual edition on November 15-19, 22 & 23, 2021. This school is organized by IRAM in the frame of the ORP project. The ORP has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004719. The school will [...]