On Sunday 10 June 2012 the X-ray space observatory XMM-Newton has been 12,5 years in orbit. Over these 12.5 years many important discoveries were made and SRON played an important role. The RGS instrument built by SRON & partners was a key instrument in discovering problems with cooling flow models in clusters of galaxies, leading …
Thursday 14 June 2012 the Zernike Institute for Advanced materials, The Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, SRON and NOVA organize a research symposium. The symposium aims to highlight current science and technology research at the organizing institutes. It is a first step towards reviving and stimulating collaboration on science, technology research and application development. The ares of interest include …
{multithumb thumb_width=200} Black holes are extremely powerful and efficient engines that not only swallow up matter, but also return a lot of energy to the Universe in exchange for the mass they eat. When black holes attract mass they also trigger the release of intense X-ray radiation and power strong jets. But not all black …
Dutch science financier NWO has awarded a NWO-Spinozapremie to Alexander Tielens. The Spinoza-premie is the highest Dutch scientific award. Tielens studies the role of big molecules like PAHs and the interstellar dust in the Universe. He was one of the first to recognize the importance of big molecules in space. Tielens receives 2,5 million euros to spent …
{multithumb thumb_width=200} ENVISAT/SCIAMACHY mission leaves rich scientific heritage The European space organisation ESA has declared the end of the ENVISAT mission, after all communication was lost. This is a setback for the Earth observation community. But the environmental satellite is a big success. In the past ten years – twice the planned lifespan – ENVISAT …
The chance discovery with ESA’s INTEGRAL observatory, in 2004, of highly energetic X-rays emanating from a young neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field, provided scientists with a challenge: how to explain how these objects, also known as magnetars, produce such energetic non-thermal radiation. A new, comprehensive study of one particular magnetar, in which …
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research receives 18 million euros for the contribution to SAFARI, the Dutch-European infrared spectrometer and supercamera on the Japanese space telescope SPICA. The research fund is coming from the Dutch National Roadmap for Large Research Facilities. The news was announced today by the Dutch ministry of Education, Culture & Science …
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, onderdeel van de Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO), heeft voor de nieuwe huisvesting van de vestiging in Utrecht een voorkeur voor het Science Park Amsterdam in de Watergraafsmeer. Na gesprekken met drie (combinaties van) universiteiten bleek dat nieuwbouw op de campus in Amsterdam het beste aansluit bij het …
Thijs de Graauw, receives the Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation (ESO) At its 219th semiannual meeting last week in Austin, Texas, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) named the recipients of its 2012 prizes for achievements in research, instrument development, education, and writing. The 2012 Joseph Weber Award for instrumentation went to Thijs de Graauw, …
In oktober 2011 was het 50 jaar geleden dat de Utrechtse sterrenkundige Kees de Jager met een werkgroep een aanzet gaf tot het ‘wetenschappelijk ruimteonderzoek’ in Nederland. SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research – voortgekomen uit onder andere deze werkgroep – viert dit met de lancering van de website www.sron.nl/50jaar. Aan de hand van vijf …
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