Monthly Archives: March 2024

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Astronomers Unveil Strong Magnetic Fields Spiraling at the Edge of Milky Way’s Central Black Hole

A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration has uncovered strong and organized magnetic fields spiraling from the edge of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). Seen in polarized light for the first time, this new view of the monster lurking at the heart of the Milky Way Galaxy has revealed [...]

By | 2024-04-25T11:12:02+00:00 March 27th, 2024|announcement, press release|Comments Off on Astronomers Unveil Strong Magnetic Fields Spiraling at the Edge of Milky Way’s Central Black Hole

12th IRAM millimeter interferometry school

The 12th IRAM millimeter interferometry school, co-sponsored by ORP, will be held in the week of November 18, 2024 at the IRAM headquarters (Grenoble, France). It is intended for students, post-docs and other scientists who want to acquire a good knowledge of interferometry and data processing techniques at millimeter wavelengths, with a special emphasis on [...]

By | 2024-03-26T15:12:11+00:00 March 26th, 2024|announcement|Comments Off on 12th IRAM millimeter interferometry school

16th European VLBI Network Symposium and Users´ Meeting

The second announcement of this traditional conference held biennially by the European VLBI Network - this time in Bonn/DE. The European VLBI Network Symposium is the main forum for discussion of the latest Very Long Baseline Interferometry scientific results and technical and technological developments within the EVN member countries. Traditionally this also involved further communities [...]

By | 2024-03-25T14:23:52+00:00 March 25th, 2024|announcement|Comments Off on 16th European VLBI Network Symposium and Users´ Meeting

Roy Booth – In Memoriam

With sadness we learnt that Roy Booth passed away on 27.2.2024. Roy Booth, previous Director of Onsala Space Observatory and Board member of RadioNet projects, was a passionate advocate for international cooperation within astronomy and against taking narrow national perspectives. We have lost an important contributor to radio astronomy and a dear friend. Read here [...]

By | 2024-03-25T14:29:15+00:00 March 25th, 2024|announcement|Comments Off on Roy Booth – In Memoriam

INAF: Open Call

The call for proposal for observing with the INAF telescopes is open. See the call here. INAF participates with the Sardinia Telescope (SRT)  in the Transnational Access program of the Opticon Radionet Pilot program (ORP), which is funded by the EC Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No. 101004719. For observations with [...]

By | 2024-03-19T08:58:27+00:00 March 19th, 2024|announcement|Comments Off on INAF: Open Call

Groundbreaking survey reveals secrets of planet birth around dozens of stars

In a series of studies, a team of astronomers has shed new light on the fascinating and complex process of planet formation. The stunning images, captured using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) in Chile, represent one of the largest ever surveys of planet-forming discs. The research brings together observations of more [...]

By | 2024-03-15T09:50:04+00:00 March 15th, 2024|press release|Comments Off on Groundbreaking survey reveals secrets of planet birth around dozens of stars

CPS Urges Action In First Recommendations Paper

The IAU Centre for Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference (CPS) has released the paper Call to Protect the Dark and Quiet Sky from Harmful Interference by Satellite Constallations. This document states its recommendations for the mitigation of satellite constellations´ impact on astronomy. Read more.

By | 2024-03-15T09:38:39+00:00 March 15th, 2024|announcement|Comments Off on CPS Urges Action In First Recommendations Paper