Canon van het Nederlands ruimteonderzoekHalverwege de jaren vijftig van de 20ste eeuw - met name na de lancering van de Russische Sputnik-satelliet in 1957 - zien astronomen in dat de ruimtevaart kan helpen de grote vragen van het ruimteonderzoek te beantwoorden. Henk van de Hulst richt in 1960 de Commissie voor Geofysica en Ruimteonderzoek van de KNAW op; Kees de Jager volgt op 1 oktober 1961 met de Werkgroep Ruimteonderzoek van Zon en Sterren. Het is het begin van een ontwikkeling waarin Nederlandse sterrenkundigen wereldwijd een grote reputatie opbouwen. SRON nieuws | |
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15-04-2012 Massive glitch moves magnetar modelling forwardThe 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 astronomers discovered a socalled 'timing glitch', may provide the key to homing in on the processes at play in the extreme environments of these exotic stars. More01-03-2012 SAFARI receives 18 million eurosSRON 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 (OC&W) and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). With the subsidy the Dutch contribution to the Japanese space mission is secured. More31-01-2012 SRON expresses preference for Science Park AmsterdamSRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, part of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), has stated that the Science Park Amsterdam at the Watergraafsmeer is the preferred option for the new location of SRON Utrecht. After meetings with three (combinations of) universities, it became apparent that a new building on the campus in Amsterdam best meets all of the requirements set. More |









