The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), the NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), and the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) have announced a partnership to develop a pathfinder for the proposed Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA). The new instrument will advance very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) technologies, enabling ultra-high-resolution radio observations for both astrophysics and [...]
An international team led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) has discovered a nearby galaxy whose central black hole is undergoing an extraordinary, long-lasting radio outburst unlike anything previously observed. Although located just 1.8 billion light-years away, the rapidly growing, low-mass black hole exhibits properties expected for black holes in [...]
Using ALMA, astronomers uncovered "Shadow Blaster" - a compact, dust-obscured starburst galaxy located within the localization region of the IceCube neutrino event IC 210922A. Thanks to gravitational lensing, researchers revealed an intense, gas-rich core where extreme star formation could generate the conditions needed to produce high-energy neutrinos. While the association is not yet confirmed, the [...]
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) have uncovered a huge reservoir of cold molecular gas in the distant galaxy REBELS-25, seen just 700 million years after the Big Bang (z = 7.31). The observations reveal around 100 billion solar masses of star-forming fuel, making [...]
ACME announced: The deadline for the current TNA calls for KM3NeT and Pierre Auger Observatory has been extended until July the 20th, at 12:00 UTC. https://www.acme-astro.eu/tna-km3net-22-may-2026/ https://www.acme-astro.eu/tna-auger-22-may-2026/ This extension provides additional time for researchers to prepare and submit their proposals, and we hope it will encourage even broader participation.
ukSRC proudly presents a Summertime instalment of the Webinar Series; 'Sharing the Sky and Stars: building authentic partnership with local and Indigenous communities' Presented by William Garnier & Liz Williams (SKAO) 7th July 2026, 11:00am-12:00pm BST Register now to attend! Abstract Building a 50-year observatory across two continents — in places that never asked for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]