The Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) – the top UN body for civilian space-related matters – will discuss “Dark and Quiet Skies, astronomy and large constellations: addressing emerging issues and challenges” annually until 2029. The subcommittee meets for two weeks and has [...]
SURF and ASTRON have implemented the OpenZR+ technology to establish a 400G network connection, significantly enhancing scientific research in the Netherlands. This upgrade enables the transmission of more detailed images of space, which is particularly valuable for astronomers working with the LOFAR telescope. As the world’s largest radio telescope, LOFAR consists of thousands of antennas [...]
Based on the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) multi-band observations of dust polarization, the magnetic field structure in a protoplanetary disk has been measured for the first time. A research team led by Project Assistant Professor Satoshi Ohashi (NAOJ) investigated the dust polarization in the protoplanetary disk around a young star, HD 142527, by analyzing [...]
The latest Eurobarometer survey on European citizens' knowledge and attitudes towards science and technology shows: more than 8 in 10 citizens (83%) think that the overall influence of science and technology is positive. See the EC press release here. Two-thirds of respondents (67%) equally agree that science and technology make our lives easier, healthier and [...]
Equality in research and innovation (R&I) is a core value of the European Union, essential for fostering excellence, diversity, and inclusiveness. Since its first publication in 2003, the She Figures report serves as a key source of comparable, Europe-wide statistics on gender equality in Research and Innovation. In line with previous editions, She Figures 2024 [...]
The 2025 Work Programme sets out the key strategies, action plans and legislative initiatives that will form the building blocks for the further work during this term to respond to our ambition to build a strong, secure and prosperous Europe. Find the program and annexes here.
From the abyss of the Mediterranean Sea, scientists used the KM3NeT neutrino telescope to detect a cosmic neutrino with a record-breaking energy of about 220 PeV. The ARCA detector, part of the KM3NeT deep-sea observatory, captured this extraordinary event, named KM3-230213A, which is the most energetic neutrino ever observed. This discovery provides the first evidence [...]
Next UKSRC Webinar Series on 17 February 2025 on 02:00 PM CET. Featuring: Social and cultural barriers to data sharing across DRI communities: a social science approach by Dr Francisco Durán del Fierro and SRCNet v0.1: Enabling the SKA Community for the Next Era of Exabyte Astronomy by James Walder. Please register and attend here.
The call on the IRAM telescopes NOEMA interferometer and 30-meter telescope for the summer semester 2025 (01 June 2025 to 30 November 2025) is open. Submission deadline: 13 March 2025