Monthly Archives: May 2026

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EVN online Seminar – Fully automated VLBI calibration with VIPCALs

Diego Alvarez-Ortega from Institute of Astrophysics, Foundation for Research and Technology and University of Crete will present VIPCALs, a fully automated end-to-end calibration pipeline for VLBI continuum data that requires no user intervention or prior knowledge of the dataset. Tested on 1000 VLBA AGN datasets, it reproduces standard calibration procedures and delivers science-ready products efficiently, enabling large-scale [...]

By | 2026-05-26T14:46:24+00:00 May 26th, 2026|announcement|Comments Off on EVN online Seminar – Fully automated VLBI calibration with VIPCALs
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AtLAST Newsletter – May 2026 published

The Atacama Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (AtLAST) project has released its May 2026 newsletter, highlighting the transition into the new EU-funded AtLAST2 phase aimed at consolidating plans for the future observatory. Recent activities include continued site characterisation work at Chajnantor in Chile, preparations for future user support services through a community survey, and new studies [...]

By | 2026-05-26T13:12:18+00:00 May 26th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on AtLAST Newsletter – May 2026 published
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ngVLA prototype antenna achieves first light

The NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) prototype antenna has achieved “first light,” successfully conducting its first astronomical observations independently and together with the NSF Very Large Array in New Mexico. This milestone marks the transition from construction to scientific testing for the prototype, which is validating the [...]

By | 2026-05-26T13:02:06+00:00 May 26th, 2026|press release|Comments Off on ngVLA prototype antenna achieves first light
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A twinkling pulsar reveals invisible structures in space

An international team led by the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) has observed unusual flickering in the pulsar PSR B1508+55, revealing structured, filament-like gas in the interstellar medium about 430 light-years from Earth. Using the Effelsberg radio telescope in Germany and FAST in China, the researchers found that the pulsar’s signal is stretched [...]

By | 2026-05-26T12:45:05+00:00 May 26th, 2026|press release|Comments Off on A twinkling pulsar reveals invisible structures in space
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YERAC 2026 – registration open

This year, the 54th edition of YERAC will be hosted by Astrophysics department of the University of Oxford, held in the Denys Wilkinson Building, Oxford on August 17-21, 2026. The Astrophysics department in Oxford is a hub for a wide range of radio astronomy and sits in the heart of Oxford, a university city dating [...]

By | 2026-05-18T15:15:30+00:00 May 17th, 2026|announcement|Comments Off on YERAC 2026 – registration open
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