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Watch out for the biggest supermoon of the year next week
The moon will appear 10 per cent larger than normal…
Keep your eyes on the skies on Wednesday May 26 2021, as come nightfall the biggest and brightest Supermoon of the year will be visible in the UAE. The ‘Super Flower Moon’ got its name thanks to the spring time flowers that frequently pop up around the same time.
This supermoon will be the second of three appearing this year, with some parts of the world lucky enough to witness a total lunar eclipse. Areas of the Americas as well as Australia and eastern Asia will even see the moon give off a reddish glow.
University of Amsterdam
Dr Jason Hessels has been appointed professor of Observational High-Energy Astrophysics, in particular Radio Astronomy at the Faculty of Science at the University of Amsterdam (UvA).
Jason Hessels (Photo: ASTRON)
Hessels’ research focuses on using large radio telescopes to explore the astrophysics of some of the most energetic objects and phenomena in the Universe. Astronomical observations conducted using radio waves and radio telescopes (Radio Astronomy) play a critical role in the study of transient astrophysical phenomena (short-lived and often extremely energetic astrophysical events). Thanks to cutting-edge radio telescopes like the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR), the field of radio astronomy has entered a new golden age in which the exploration of transient radio phenomena is a key scientific driver. Also called Time Domain Astronomy, the study of how astronomical sources change in brightness – sometimes within milliseconds or less – is a powerful