The call for observing proposals with the European VLBI Network (EVN) is now open - non-expert teams are especially welcome! Highlights: 4 Gbps recording is becoming the default for continuum projects Regular (non-triggered) e-VLBI projects are very welcome (limited to 2 Gbps)! 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 [...]
The international conference “Breaking the Limits 2026” will focus on recent advances in the study of super-Eddington accretion onto compact objects, including black holes, neutron stars, ULXs, and AGN. Following successful editions in 2016 and 2018, the meeting will bring together observers and theorists to discuss state-of-the-art models, new observations, and the broader implications for [...]
Session J03, Radio Astronomy from Space: Science, Technology and Future Missions, will take place at the URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (GASS) 2026 in Kraków, Poland (15–22 August 2026). Organized under Commission J, this session focuses on the scientific breakthroughs and technological advances enabled by space-based radio astronomy. The session will cover past, current, [...]
17th European VLBI Network Symposium & Users’ Meeting will be held at The University of Manchester, United Kingdom, from the 14th to 18th September 2026. The European VLBI Network Symposium is the main forum for discussion of the latest Very Long Baseline Interferometry scientific results and technical and technological developments within the EVN member countries. The purpose of this biennial meeting is [...]
Mike Garrett Passes the Torch to Keith Grainge Keith Grainge has been appointed as Director of Jodrell Bank Observatory and the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics for a three-year term beginning 1 January 2026. He succeeds Mike Garrett, who has served in this role for close to ten years. Mike has been a central figure [...]
Transnational access to MAGIC is provided to selected user-groups of one or more researchers, with the majority of the users working in EU and/or Associated Countries AND NOT AFFILIATED WITH SPANISH INSTITUTES. The access includes the logistical, technological and scientific support and the specific training. Additionally financial support for travel and accommodation could be offered [...]
The next ERIS - European Radio Astronomy School will be hosted by INAF Institute of Radioastronomy (IRA-INAF, Italy) from 7–11 September 2026 in Noto, Sicily. Mark your calendars - further details will follow.
The European VLBI Network (EVN) is announced a new seminar within the 3rd series of online seminars "Exploring the sharpest view of the Universe with the EVN". Sandor Frey from Konkoly Observatory, HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, will present a talk about VLBI and Gaia Astrometry in the Service of AGN Astrophysics. Join on Friday [...]
An international team led by Tom Bakx (Chalmers University) has identified an extreme star-forming galaxy, Y1, over 13 billion light-years away. Using ALMA, they measured dust temperatures of 90 K, revealing that Y1 is forming stars at over 180 solar masses per year, about 180 times faster than the Milky Way. This discovery provides key insights [...]
An international team led by Dr. Dana Alina (Nazarbayev University) has revealed the magnetic field structure of the striking ring-like molecular cloud G111, near the NGC7538 star-forming region. Using high-sensitivity observations from the IRAM 30-meter telescope combined with data from other facilities, the team applied the Velocity Gradients Technique to map how magnetic forces shaped [...]