Standing at the high site of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array is like standing on another world. Sandy gravel…


NRAO NINE Participants Explore Radio Astronomy in Trinidad
The NRAO NINE (National and International Non-traditional Exchange) program and Office of Diversity and Inclusion aim to train students…

On Young Love (of Radio Telescopes)
My two-year-old loves radio telescopes. My friends are convinced that I trained my son Günther to point to and…

When Astronomers See Disks, They See Chemical Cauldrons
Astronomy has shown us striking images of galaxies, star clusters, and vast glowing nebula. But for many scientists, that…

Remember to Look Up at the Stars, Not Down at your Data
Last June 2018, a group of astronomy educators, under the auspices of the National Science Foundation’s Astronomy in Chile…

How Solar Systems Speak to Us
How do we know what’s going on in protoplanetary disks? Visible light telescopes don’t reveal much, because the thick…