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International radio astronomy community is celebrating the start of construction of the SKA Observatory’s telescopes, and the awarding of significant contracts more

International Team Observes Innermost Structure of a Quasar Jet more

Radio observations reveal a complex scenario for the interplay between star formation and the interstellar medium in the galaxy M33 more

A new image from the JWST shows at least 17 dust rings created by a rare type of star and its companion, locked in a celestial dance. more

German Center for Astrophysics - Research. Technology. Digitization. (DZA) wins competition for structural funding more

Astronomers detect hot gas bubble swirling around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole more

Interstellar Detection of Iso-Propanol in Sagittarius B2 more

Unusual neutron star spinning every 76 seconds is discovered in stellar graveyard more

Breakthrough discovery: EHT´s unprecedented observations improve our understanding of what happens at the very centre of our galaxy more

GREAT prepares for SOFIA’s last flight mission
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NASA’s FERMI Satellite Hunts for Extremely Long-wavelength Gravitational Wave Signals more

Localisation of a recurring source of radio flashes in the nearby galaxy M81 more

MATISSE observations of the centre of the active galaxy NGC 1068 at the ESO-VLTI more

Shadow of cosmic water cloud reveals the temperature of the young Universe more

How a Binary Black Hole may be Bending the Relativistic Jet in the Quasar OJ 287 more

World-wide radio telescope network enhances signal that may hint at ultra-low frequency gravitational waves more

The theory of general relativity passes a range of precise tests set by pair of extreme stars more

The European Pulsar Timing Array provides a significant step forward more

New research cluster combines radio astronomy and data science in North Rhine-Westphalia more

Two powerful telescopes provide the most detailed radio maps of the Northern Galactic Plane more

Event Horizon Telescope exposes the center of the nearest radio galaxy more

Using the South African MeerKAT telescope, astronomers started to systematically explore binary pulsars for tests of gravity more

South Africa’s MeerKAT Radio Telescope explored the central re-gions of globular clusters in search of very weak pulsars more

Telescopes unite in unprecedented observations of the famous black hole more

Kick-off for Europe’s largest astronomy network more

Event Horizon Telescope Observations of Polarised Radio Emission of the Supermassive Object in the Centre of M87 more

The flying observatory was stationed at Cologne Bonn Airport until 16 March 2021 more

MATISSE observations of the asymmetrical inner disk of HD 163296 more

European Commission facilitates use of European telescopes more

The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory and the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft welcome the Italian Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica as partner on the MeerKAT extension project more