Current Context : Recently, Astronomers discovered a new radio galaxy using the LOw-Frequency ARray (LOFAR).
ABOUT
- LOFAR is the world’s most powerful radio antenna.
- It was designed and built by ASTRON an Institute for Radio Astronomy in the Netherlands.
- It observes the Universe at low radio frequencies, close to the FM radio band, from 90 to 200 MHz.
- It emits huge amount of radio waves from their central cores.
- Goal : to explore the early, distant universe, solar activity, and the terrestrial atmosphere.
- It can observe in several directions simultaneously, which allows for a multi-user operation.