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One of the great things about being a radio astronomer is that if you have a good idea, and…
Molecules are found in the hard vacuum of interstellar space, in the same places where new stars and planetary…
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.
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Protostar Blazes Bright, Reshaping Its Stellar Nursery
Inside the Cats's Paw Nebula, as seen in an infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope (left), ALMA discovered that an infant star is undergoing an intense growth spurt, shining nearly 100 brighter than before and reshaping its stellar nursery (right).
NRAO Making Waves
Announcements and Achievements
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Nine Children of NRAO Staff Among Recipients of 2021 AUI Scholarship
Fourteen outstanding high school seniors were selected for the AUI 2021 Scholarship—including 9 children of NRAO staff. Each scholarship awardee will receive a $3,500 scholarship, renewable for up to four years.
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AUI and NRAO Announce NAC Bridge Scholarship Award
AUI and NRAO have announced the establishment of the National Astronomy Consortium (NAC) Bridge Scholarship Award program to assist and recognize NAC alums on their achievements as they enter graduate school.
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NRAO honors pride month: We are {ALL} made of star stuff
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Qorvo Provides Key Enabling Technology for Identifying, Mapping and Tracking Threats from Near-Earth Objects
NRAO, Green Bank Telescope, and Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S) are working in collaboration to improve planetary radar capabilities. With the addition of Qorvo’s Spatium power amplifier technology, the project now has the power to identify and characterize even small NEOs earlier with more precision.
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