Astronomers have observed the earliest stages of planet formation around the baby star HOPS-315, 1,300 light-years away. The international team, including scientists from Chalmers University of Technology and Onsala Space Observatory, analyzed chemical signals that reveal the first building blocks of rocky planets. Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope and the ALMA observatory, [...]
Astronomers have observed a rare Einstein Cross with a bright central fifth image, produced by gravitational lensing of the distant galaxy HerS-3 (11.6 billion light-years away). Observations with NOEMA (IRAM, France), ALMA, VLA, and Hubble show that the five-image configuration can only be explained by a massive dark matter halo in the foreground galaxy group. [...]
2026A CALL FOR PROPOSALS - INAF RADIO TELESCOPES -- DEADLINE October 13, 2025 at 12:00 UTC -- The Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) invites scientists to participate in the call for proposals of observing time at the three national radio telescopes: - the 32-m Medicina antenna (Grueff Radio Telescope) - the 32-m Noto antenna - [...]
ESO announces that the 2026 European ALMA School will be hosted by the Allegro ARC node in Leiden, Netherlands, from 26–30 January 2026. The program will cover topics from interferometry basics to advanced data analysis and future ALMA developments, and is open to both beginners and experienced users. The event also includes a tour of [...]
e-MERLIN Invitation for Proposals: Cycle-21 Deadline for Receipt of Proposals: 13:59:59 UT on 23rd October 2025 e-MERLIN requests proposals from the international astronomical community for observations to be made during Cycle-21. Proposals are competitively peer-reviewed under standard STFC rules by the e-MERLIN Time Allocation Committee. Allocation will be made on the basis of scientific merit and technical feasibility alone. Full Details here, see https://www.e-merlin.ac.uk/tools/e-MERLIN_Cycle_21_CfP.pdf for [...]
The European VLBI Network (EVN) continues its successful online seminar series, highlighting the power of VLBI in astronomy. In early 2025, talks explored innovative SETI approaches (Michael Garrett) and multi-messenger astronomy (Marica Branchesi), attracting over 100 live participants and 700+ YouTube views. This fall, two new seminars will take place: 6 November, 11:00 CET: Miguel [...]
September 16, 2025 — The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, with major contributions from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR), has unveiled new images of the supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy M87. For the first time, the EHT detects faint emission from the base of M87’s relativistic jet, while multi-year [...]
The second Transnational Access (TNA) call of the ACME project is now open! This program supports research visits to European institutes offering training and expert guidance in multi-messenger astronomy — from gravitational waves and neutrinos to cosmic rays and photons across the electromagnetic spectrum. Who can apply? PhD students, postdocs, and staff scientists from universities [...]
The call for observing proposals with the European VLBI Network (EVN) is now open - non-expert teams are especially welcome! New: MeerKAT will be available for EVN observations on a best-effort basis starting session 1/2026. A tied-array beam and the local interferometer data may be requested. Proposals should clearly describe the added value of MeerKAT data to achieve the science goals [...]
The Max Planck Society has launched its Transatlantic Program to deepen collaboration with leading U.S. research institutions and strengthen opportunities for junior and senior scientists. Key elements of the program include: Opportunities for PhD candidates and postdocs through International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS), Max Planck Schools, graduate centers, and a new central postdoc program. [...]