Latest Updates on COVID-19 Measures from NRAO and Operational Status 
In November 2020, Oscar Le, a high school teacher from Northern Virginia, contacted us on behalf of one of…
One of the many things shared by the astronomical objects observed by NRAO radio telescopes and its Education and…
Astronomy is all about our origin: where do we come from? What is the origin of the Earth and…
Last month, a story leaked to the press from the Breakthrough Listen Initiative (BLI), a world-wide decade-long effort to…
2020 probably won’t go down as anyone’s favorite year, but we still want to celebrate all of the cool (radio) science we did.
Explore the fascinating world of radio astronomy with us! Discover the tools scientists use to observe radio waves with…
Every year, we partner with Green Bank Observatory to welcome more than 30 students from around the country into…
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Lining up the VLA antennas
There are 27 dish antennas within the Very Large Array that are identical 25-meter telescopes working together as one. This photo shows the array in its most compact configuration, but during other times of the year, the antennas will move farther apart. The movement of these telescopes is similar to the zoom function on a camera, as the telescopes more farther away from each other they capture a larger picture of a portion of the universe.
NRAO Making Waves
Announcements and Achievements
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National Radio Astronomy Observatory featured in the 2021 STEM for All Video Showcase
Three projects from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) are featured in the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded 2021 STEM for All Video Showcase running from May 11 to May 18, 2021, showcasing the Observatory’s commitment to equity, social justice, and creative solutions to engagement during COVID-19.
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ALMA Takes First Step Toward Return to Service
The process of returning ALMA to operational status has begun by powering up the first few antennas for the first time since the COVID-19 shutdown in March of 2021.
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NRAO and GBO Saddened at Loss of Arecibo Telescope
NRAO and GBO are saddened at the announcement of the decommissioning of the Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico, which has a long and distinguished history of scientific accomplishment.
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AAS Names NRAO Astronomer as Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer
NRAO astronomer Paul B. Demorest has been selected to give the Fred Kavli Plenary Lecture at the 237th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, to be held virtually, on 11 January 2021.
A galaxy is an island of stars floating on a plate of dark matter, or so the theory goes.
