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Onsala Space Observatory Astro Newsletter

The latest issue: OSO_newsletter_apr2018.pdf

Older issues of the newsletter (intended to be published twice per year) can be found under "About us" in the left column.

Other news

Below you find news from Onsala Space Observatory, from our host department Earth and Space Sciences at Chalmers, and from other related activities.

Swedish receiver to catch cosmic waves in the world's largest radio telescope

Just arrived in South Africa, Chalmers’ most advanced radio receiver is Sweden's main contribution to the record-breaking telescope SKA (Square...

Published Thu 21 Jun 2018
Call for nominations: Gothenburg Lise Meitner award 2018

The Gothenburg Physics Centre (GPC) is seeking nominations for the 2018 Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award. Nominations are due on Monday, 5 March, 2018.

Published Wed 24 Jan 2018
Onsala Twin Telescopes: ready for the world

Two new radio telescopes have been built at Onsala Space Observatory on Sweden’s west coast, and on 18 May 2017 they will be inaugurated. The Onsala...

Published Fri 10 Feb 2017
Searching for water in the universe: First light for Alma’s new receivers

The Alma telescope in Chile has begun observing in a new range of the electromagnetic spectrum – thanks to technology from Chalmers. With its new...

Published Wed 21 Dec 2016
Turbulent transport of hydrogen fuel in fusion plasmas

Using large-scale computer simulations, the Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy research group at the Department of Earth and Space Sciences is making...

Published Thu 15 Dec 2016
Newly formed star shoots out powerful whirlwind

Astronomers led by Per Bjerkeli, Chalmers, have used the telescope Alma to observe the early stages in the formation of a new solar system. For the...

Published Wed 14 Dec 2016
Measuring volcano gases with drones: Chalmers scientists test new techniques in Papua New Guinea

Using drones, Chalmers scientists have successfully measured total carbon dioxide (CO2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from active volcanoes in...

Published Thu 01 Dec 2016
A pair of monster black holes revealed in a nearby galaxy

The nearby spiral galaxy NGC 5252 contains not one, but two supermassive black holes. The surprise discovery, made using the radio telescope network...

Published Fri 14 Oct 2016
Krauss makes the universe rock

He is a world known scientist, but also a rock star of science who crosses the borders between physics, art and entertainment. On the 28th of October...

Published Fri 07 Oct 2016
Klaus Blaum received the Gothenburg Lise Meitner award

One week before the Nobel prize in Physics is announced, The Gothenburg Physics Centre honours German professor Klaus Blaum the Gothenburg Lise Meitner...

Published Thu 29 Sep 2016

Published: Tue 20 Aug 2013. Modified: Thu 12 Apr 2018