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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Anechoic Chamber
Manmade radio signals (from wireless devices, orbiting satellites, spark plugs, microwave ovens, etc.) swamp the weak waves we detect from objects out in space. Before we install any piece of equipment in Green Bank, we test it in this special room called an anechoic chamber. The pedestal in the foreground holds the device to be tested, and an antenna at the back of the room picks up its radio waves, if any. The foam cones covering walls, floors, and ceilings break up radio waves that are not in direct line with the antenna. Any radio-leaking electronics are encased before they are brought close to the telescopes.
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…
Hear from folks who work at NRAO about the many paths we’ve taken to get here. You don’t have to be a scientist or engineer to be part of our exciting mission!
