In a recent episode of NTR Focus, SRON explains how methane emissions are monitored from space using Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI and TANGO. Methane causes about one third of global warming, and satellites reveal major emission hotspots worldwide.
Watch via NPO Start: npo.nl/start/afspel...
A team led by SRON's Liyi Gu and Jelle Kaastra observed a sudden outburst near the supermassive black hole NGC 3783, reaching 20% of light speed. During ten days with mainly XRISM, they saw it form and accelerate—likely driven by untwisting magnetic field lines, similar to solar flares. ✨
We have released SPEX 3.08.02! The new version, among other things, features a new table model that can use Xspec formatted table models, like APEC and Xillver. The new version is available here: spex-xray.github.io/spex-help/ge...
Are you a researcher in high-energy astrophysics and do you want to visit @sronspace.bsky.social? There is a new call for visits through the ACME project. See the ACME website for details: www.acme-astro.eu/tna-calls-ce...
Razorbill resting on a cliff between flowers.
Razorbill #SuperSeabirdSunday
We are incredibly proud that Prof. Ilse Aben has been awarded the NWO Stevin Prize!
Her work provides governments and companies with tools to reduce #methane emissions from oil and gas fields, coal mines, and landfills.
“I see this award as recognition for TROPOMI and everyone who contributed.”
Mooie missie, maar het duurt nog even, hoor! Op z’n vroegst lancering in 2035.
A European team led by the Netherlands (Konstantinos Migkas, SRON, Universiteit Leiden) found a huge filament of hot gas linking four galaxy clusters. This warm-hot intergalactic medium spans 23 million light-years and may be the ‘missing normal matter’.
Learn more: shorturl.at/HmnnS
Waarom is WNL met persbandjes chocola aan het uitdelen en leden aan het werven op een VVD-congres?
This is a devastating picture… 😢There are a couple of missions in there that are ESA or JAXA led, like XMM, XRISM an Euclid. These missions will most likely remain in operation, but with much less/no support on the US side (if this budget passes). These may need another symbol than a red cross.
Nederlandse ruimtevaart hoopt talent te behouden met zwartegatensatelliet #tech
Somehow I reached that age very early 😅
Zoeken naar tekenen van leven die we al kennen is overigens geen verkeerd startpunt. Daarvan weten we immers wel zeker dat het werkt.
Goede vraag. We zien dat verhoudingen tussen de verschillende chemische elementen overal in het heelal ongeveer hetzelfde zijn. De basis is hetzelfde, maar we weten niet goed hoeveel variaties er mogelijk zijn die leven opleveren. In onze eigen oceanen vinden we al hele bijzondere levensvormen.
Interessant draadje hierover. Het lijkt een behoorlijke overinterpretatie van de data te zijn…
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Gehaakt melkmeisje van Vermeer in originele setting.
Als de hobby’s van jezelf en die van je partner samenkomen…
ESTEC's parade float featuring a model of the Ariane 6 rocket covered with flowers
To celebrate 50 years of @esa.int in the Netherlands, our technology centre #ESTEC joins the famous Bloemencorso Bollenstreek Flower Parade this weekend with a float featuring a flowery Ariane 6 rocket! 🌸🏵️🌷 bloemencorso-bollenstreek.nl/deelnemers/p...
@arianespace.bsky.social @cnes.fr @nl.esa.int
The deadline for the ACME call for visits to @sronspace.bsky.social is April 6th! If you are a researcher and want to visit us to learn about X-ray spectroscopy, please apply through the link below.
Our institute @sronspace.bsky.social has a new logo and website. And they are active now on Bluesky! Check it out!
Proudly launching our new brand identity!
This modern identity marks the beginning of a new chapter for SRON as we continue our mission to advance space research and technology.
A new brand identity also means a brand-new website! Check it out: www.sron.nl
#newidentity #launchevent #sron
Niet alleen de mensen maar ook belangrijke wetenschappelijke data lopen gevaar. Laten we ook kijken of we essentiële gegevens in Europa kunnen opslaan, zodat wetenschappers hier gebruik van kunnen blijven maken voor hun onderzoek.
An image of a total solar eclipse, seen from the moon's surface. The sun's light is a thin ring around a dark Earth, except where the sun is beginning to emerge from behind the Earth, producing what's colloquially called the "diamond ring" effect.
Wow — this shot of a total solar eclipse is truly one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time. Shot from the moon's surface by @firefly-aerospace.bsky.social's Blue Ghost lander, it shows the sun about to emerge from behind the Earth. What a beautiful cosmic perspective! 💍
There is a new opportunity for researchers to visit SRON and learn about X-ray spectroscopy. Your visit can be funded through the ACME Project. The deadline for submissions is April 6th 2025. More details about the program and other host institutes can be found here: acme.in2p3.fr/tna-calls-ce...
AAS Alarmed by Rumored Deep Cuts to NASA and National Science Foundation
Recent reports have indicated that the White House may soon be proposing drastic cuts to future budgets for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD). aas.org/posts/news/2...
dit weekend (helder weer!) zijn de landelijke sterrenkijkdagen: www.astronomie.nl/nieuws/lande...
voor de amersfoorters (+ omgeving): zaterdagavond vanaf ca 19.30 staat @stevenrieder.bsky.social met zijn telescoop op de hof, en kun je de maan en de planeten komen bekijken! 🤗🌟👍🏼🔭
Futen met lentekriebels
Kuifeend strekt de vleugels
Kuifeend die zich wast
Grote zaagbek
Even ontsnappen aan het wereldnieuws in de Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen.
Mission accomplished for #Integral 🕹️🛰️✅
After 2886 orbits & 22 years in space, our gamma-ray telescope ends its observations 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Integral uncovered the nature of gamma-ray bursts & the origin of gravitational wave events, among others 💥✨ 1/3
🔭🧪 #highenergyastro
Goedemorgen wereld, zouden jullie deze petitie aub massaal willen tekenen en delen 🔭😘😘😘🔭☕
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Our fully-funded @api.uva.nl ASPIRE summer programme for MSc students is now open for applications! Deadline March 10.
ASPIRE is aimed at students from under-represented groups, especially from countries where opportunities for research experience are scarce. 🔭 Please share!
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The Dutch TROPOMI space instrument creates daily global maps of amongst others carbon monoxide (CO) in the atmosphere. Researchers from SRON and TNO have now measured CO emissions over a full year from the 21 largest European steel plants.
Read more: www.sron.nl/news/jaarlij...
