The latest news about Radboud University.
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X-ray flash from the distant universe turns out to be a supernova
For the first time, astronomers have been able to link a so-called X-ray flash from deep space to a supernova, which in turn is associated with a gamma-ray burst.
Katie Mulrey Receives ERC Consolidator Grant for Cosmic Ray Research
Dr. Katie Mulrey from Radboud University has been awarded a prestigious Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council to do research into the origin of the most energetic cosmic rays in our Galaxy.
Astronomers discover the earliest supernova ever observed with JWST
An international team of astronomers has found the earliest supernova to date with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Andrew Levan of Radboud University is the lead author of one of the studies.
New European Research Prize Recognises Breakthrough on the Origins of Earth’s Building Blocks
The elements that form our planet and our bodies originate from cataclysmic collisions between stars. This insight has earned the ENGRAVE collaboration, which includes researchers from Radboud University, the first ever ‘Into Change Award’.
Dutch Ambassador Verhijden visits Pierre Auger Observatory
Dutch Ambassador to Argentina Mr. Mauritz Verhijden visited the Pierre Auger Observatory in Malargüe. Detectors at the observatory were developed and installed by the Radboud RadioLab.
Marijke Haverkorn Appointed as New Member of the ENW Domain Board
The Executive Board of NWO has appointed Marijke Haverkorn, Professor of Astrophysical Magnetism, as a member of the Domain Board for Science (ENW) as of 1 January 2026.
New EHT Images Reveal Unexpected Polarization Flips at M87*
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration has unveiled new, detailed images of the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy M87— known as M87*— revealing a dynamic environment with changing polarization patterns near the black holes.
Double trouble: Solar Orbiter traces superfast electrons back to Sun
The Solar Orbiter mission has split the flood of energetic particles flung out into space from the Sun into two groups, tracing each back to a different kind of outburst from our star. Antonio Vecchio of Radboud University was part of the team.
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A new probe of collapsing stars in the distant Universe
A new kind of stellar explosion provides a novel way to probe the distant Universe, according to new results published today in Nature Astronomy by researcher at Radboud University.
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Veni grants for eleven Radboud researchers
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant to eleven young researchers of the Radboud University. With this grant of up to 320.000 euro they can further elaborate their own ideas during a period of three years.
Self-learning neural network cracks iconic black holes
A team of astronomers led by Michael Janssen (Radboud University, The Netherlands) predict that the black hole at the center of our Milky Way is spinning at near top speed.
Søren Larsen publishes first English translation of Johannes Kepler’s ‘Dioptrice’
Søren Larsen has published the first English translation of Dioptrice, Johannes Kepler’s groundbreaking work that laid the theoretical foundation for the modern telescope.
Universe decays faster than thought, but still takes a long time
The universe is decaying much faster than thought. This is shown by calculations of three scientists at Radboud University on the so-called Hawking radiation.
MERAC Prize for Katharine Mulrey
Katharine Mulrey, Associate Professor of Astrophysics, has received the MERAC Prize for Early Career researchers in new technologies.
Catch Solar Bursts in New Citizen Science Project
LIRA, Paris Observatory and Radboud University start a citizen science project to identify solar bursts from the data. Join in!
M87* One Year Later: Catching the Black Hole's Turbulent Accretion Flow
The gas sucked in by the iconic supermassive black hole in the galaxy M87 appears to be moving against the black hole's direction of rotation. This is shown by new computer simulations from the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration.
Ever further into the universe thanks to astronomers' invention
An invention by Radboud University astronomers and their colleagues will soon allow scientists to look even deeper into the universe. Good for the inhabitants of the pampas in Argentina, the place where cosmic particles are captured.
Halloween special: Graveyards of shredded stars
There are many ways for a star to meet its end, some are gruesomely, torn apart by a black hole. In new research astronomers uncovered a graveyard of shredded stars.
Nijmegen students warn space mission for noisy white dwarfs
The background noise of gravitational waves from orbiting white dwarf stars will be stronger than the noise from double black holes. That is what two Nijmegen master students and their supervisor predict in two publications.
Dozens of massive stars launched from young star cluster R136
Astronomers have used data from the European Gaia Space Telescope to discover 55 high-speed stars launched from the young star cluster R136 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.