Monthly Archives: January 2024

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NRAO Call for Proposals: Semester 2024B

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) invites scientists to participate in the Semester 2024B Call for Proposals for the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), High Sensitivity Array (HSA), and Global mm VLBI Array (GMVA). See here the call text. Deadline: 31.01.2024, 17:00 EST (22:00 UTC)

By | 2024-01-11T12:43:19+00:00 January 11th, 2024|announcement|Comments Off on NRAO Call for Proposals: Semester 2024B

EVN Call for proposals open

The European VLBI Network Call for Proposals is now open. Deadline for proposal submission is 1 Feb 2024 16:00 UTC Find full information here.

By | 2024-01-11T11:13:43+00:00 January 11th, 2024|announcement|Comments Off on EVN Call for proposals open

Prof. Philip Diamond awarded a Commander of the British Empire

Prof. Philip Diamond, SKAO Director-General, has been awarded a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) medal in recognition of his services to global radio astronomy. In the course of his successful career among other things he not only served as Director of the University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, as Director of e-MERLIN [...]

By | 2024-01-04T09:19:08+00:00 January 4th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Prof. Philip Diamond awarded a Commander of the British Empire

IAU: Applications open for Gruber Fellowship 2024

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) invites applications for the Gruber Fellowship 2024, a prestigious programme with the Gruber Foundation (GF) that supports young astronomers in the early stages of their research careers and promotes the science of cosmology and other branches of astronomy. The deadline for applications is 1 March 2024, and the IAU encourages all its members [...]

By | 2024-01-03T13:45:46+00:00 January 3rd, 2024|announcement|Comments Off on IAU: Applications open for Gruber Fellowship 2024

Astronomers Uncover Seismic Ripples in Oldest Known Spiral Galaxy with ALMA’s Aid

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has enabled a team of scientists led by Dr. Takafumi Tsukui to observe seismic-like ripples in the ancient galactic disk of BRI 1335-0417, the oldest known spiral galaxy at over 12 billion years old. This unprecedented observation reveals the galaxy's dynamic growth patterns, showcasing a vertically oscillating disk movement [...]

By | 2024-01-16T09:49:50+00:00 January 3rd, 2024|press release|Comments Off on Astronomers Uncover Seismic Ripples in Oldest Known Spiral Galaxy with ALMA’s Aid