Are you planning on viewing the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024? Please make sure you are doing so…
Transit Method When a planet passes directly between a star and its observer, it dims the star’s light by…
SuperKnova is a project to provide learning opportunities in radio technology for students in a way that is inclusive…
Three million years ago the fault regions of the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains began their thunderous rise. Their…
University of the West Indies student Brianna Sampson finds than more than a thousand Giant Radio Galaxies could be hidden in the data of a radio sky survey.
University of the West Indies student Kavita Gosine Bissessar hunts for asymmetrical DRAGNs in the VLA Sky Survey.
University of Arizona student Swapnaneel Dey looks at the metallicity of interstellar clouds in our galaxy.
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A Molecular Fountain In Abell 2597
Composite image of the Abell 2597 galaxy cluster showing the fountain-like flow of gas powered by the supermassive black hole in the central galaxy. The yellow is ALMA data of the cold gas. The red is data from the Very Large Telescope showing the hot hydrogen gas in the same region. The extend purple is the extended hot, ionized gas as imaged by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
NRAO Making Waves
Announcements and Achievements
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The Very Large Array to Host Fall Open House on October 12, 2024
The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) is thrilled to invite the public to the NSF Very Large Array (NSF VLA) Fall Open House on Saturday, October 12, 2024, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
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Engineers Descend upon DC for International Microwave Symposium, NRAO Will Exhibit, Scientist to Receive Pioneer Award
NRAO and the Central Development Laboratory (CDL) will showcase the latest developments in radio instrumentation technology at the 2024 International Microwave Symposium, where NRAO scientist Marian Pospieszalski will be awarded the 2024 Microwave Pioneer Award.
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NAC Alum Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Carlos Ortiz Quintana, an alumnus of the National Astronomy Consortium (NAC) at NRAO, has been awarded a five-year fellowship…
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AUI Announces 2024 Scholarship Recipients
Eighteen high school students receive award for academic achievement, community involvement and leadership skills Below are the recipients of…
Using this web application, explore how interferometry is used in radio astronomy. Move antennae to create your own array and run observation simulations.
