History of Science – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

A Molecule, a Telescope, and Everything: A History of ALMA and Millimeter Astronomy

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a simple molecule, just one carbon atom closely bound to one oxygen. Neither of these…

Posted on June 27, 2019July 19, 2019 | By Brian Koberlein

Radio telescopes received the signal that allowed 600 million people to watch Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the Moon.

Posted on May 28, 2019October 30, 2019 | By Nan Janney

Ruby Payne-Scott was born on May 28, 1912 in Grafton, New South Wales. She began her college career at…

Superheroes, archenemies, actors, and animated characters galore… what do they have in common with dark matter, star formation, and…

On this day in history, August 6, 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell noticed a bit of “scruff” on the chart…

Standing at just 4 foot 3 inches under the looming 40-foot telescope her brother designed, Caroline Herschel’s physical stature…

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