The formation of a star has a simple tale. A region of interstellar gas collapses under its own weight,…


The Mouse That Roared: The Strange Tale of a Brown Dwarf
Recently the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) found an unusual object during observations for the Ophiuchus Disk Survey Employing…

Dusty Doughnuts from your Local Cosmic Café
On a clear dark night, the plane of our Galaxy can be seen arching overhead, filled with bright stars…

NRAO’s 2020 Astronomy Highlights with Phil Plait
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.

From Chile to New Mexico: Sister Cities and Observatories
Antenna climb at the VLA, left to right: Filipe Lizana, Camilla Pérez, Simón Contreras, Sonia Duffau.

ALMA: Visit to an Alien World
Standing at the high site of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array is like standing on another world. Sandy gravel…