RadioNet newsletter 08/2024 issued
RadioNet newsletter 08/2024 issued. Read here.
A New Milestone in Sharpness: Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Advances to Submillimeter Observations
The EHT recently imaged the shadows around the supermassive black holes in M 87 and Sgr A* at a wavelength of 1.3mm. Since angular resolution increases with decreasing observing wavelength, observations at a shorter wavelength provide an even sharper view into the immediate surroundings of black holes. A new publication on results of a VLBI [...]
Invitation to public European scientific and research organisations to nominate outstanding scientists for membership of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors
The European Commission launched a call for nominations of scientists to be shortlisted for future membership of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors (GCSA). The group provides high-quality, timely and independent scientific advice to the College of European Commissioners on any subject, including on policy issues that the European Parliament and the Council consider to be of [...]
MPIfR Director Anton Zensus awarded with Karl Schwarzschild Medal
The German Astronomical Society awards the Karl Schwarzschild Medal to Prof. Dr. Anton Zensus, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn. This highest award for astronomers in Germany recognizes his leading role in the development of radio astronomical observation methods with very high angular resolution and sensitivity. The medal will be [...]
Satellite Mitigation Project Led by IAU CPS Wins Major Grant
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $750,000 to a project led by the IAU Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference (IAU CPS) to reduce the science impact caused by satellite constellations on astronomical observatories. The IAU CPS, which is co-hosted by NSF NOIRLab and the SKAO, has received a [...]
IRAM call for NOEMA and 30-meter telescope open
The call on the IRAM telescopes NOEMA interferometer and 30-meter telescope for the winter semester 2024/2025 is open. Access/funding offered through the ORP (Opticon RadioNet Pilot) project. Submission deadline: 12 September 2024, 17:00 CEST (UT + 2 hours).