RadioNet newsletter 11/2024 issued
Read here the RadioNet issue 11/2024.
Astronomers take the first close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy
“For the first time, we have succeeded in taking a zoomed-in image of a dying star in a galaxy outside our own Milky Way,” says Keiichi Ohnaka, an astrophysicist from Universidad Andrés Bello in Chile. Located a staggering 160 000 light-years from us, the star WOH G64 was imaged thanks to the impressive sharpness offered [...]
Milestone Achieved: APEX Fully Joins the Global mm-VLBI Array!
The APEX telescope in Chile has now fully integrated into the Global mm-VLBI Array (GMVA) with a successful 3mm wavelength operation. Thanks to the new 3mm receiver installed in APEX, we detected interferometric fringes between APEX and other antennas around the globe, verified through MPIfR’s correlator centre. This breakthrough was achieved during observations from 11-13 [...]
Open call: MAGIC observation proposals
The MAGIC collaboration encourages external scientists to propose observations using the MAGIC telescopes, with observation time granted by the Time Allocation Committee (TAC) based on scientific merit. There is no predefined allocation of time between internal or external collaborators. The ACME project enables transnational access (TA) on the basis of scientific merit to a wide range [...]
Germany has become an official member of the SKAO
Germany has been admitted as the twelfth member of the international astronomy organisation the SKA Observatory. As the first official act of its SKAO membership, Germany will host the next SKAO Science Conference, which will take place at the DZA site in Görlitz from 16-20 June 2025. Read more here.
RadioNet Newsletter 10/2024
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Call for Nominations for the 2025 Gruber Cosmology Prize
The Gruber Foundation invites nominations on behalf of individuals whose achievements in Cosmology, Genetics, or Neuroscience would make them suitable candidates for recognition through the 2025 Gruber International Prize Program. Each prize, which is accompanied by a $500,000 unrestricted monetary award, is designed both to recognize groundbreaking work in each field and to inspire additional efforts [...]
16th European VLBI Network Symposium and Users Meeting in Bonn
The Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy hosted the 16th European VLBI Network Symposium and Users Meeting in Bonn, Germany, from 2 to 6 September. More than 160 participants from 22 countries on five continents attended the meeting. Due to a significant mismatch between the number of participants expressing interest in oral presentations and the [...]
JIVE’s anniversary event: 30 years creating the bigger picture together
During a dedicated 90-minute session on the first day of the European VLBI Network Symposium in Bonn from 2 to 6 September, JIVE celebrated its 30th anniversary, surrounded by its community. Key individuals who have shaped JIVE into what it is today reflected on its milestones and future directions. A video featuring last year’s users [...]
2024 Karl G. Jansky Lectureship goes to Dr. Ken Kellermann
The NRAO is pleased to award the 2024 Karl G. Jansky Lectureship to Dr. Ken Kellermann, Senior Scientist, Emeritus at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. The Jansky Lectureship is an honor established by the trustees of AUI to recognize and celebrate outstanding contributions to the advancement of radio astronomy. Read more here.