Latest NRAO News

News is managed by NRAO News & Public Information. Questions about News? Have a story to share? Want to interview a scientist or create new media about our telescopes?

RSS
Showing news items 1 - 10 of 866
Space Company Taps Coast-to-Coast Radio Telescopes for Moon Mission
Space Company Taps Coast-to-Coast Radio Telescopes for Moon Mission
March 6, 2025 at 5:42 pm | News Release

Intuitive Machines has been working with the NSF NRAO over the past year to utilize the NSF Very Long Baseline Array (NSF VLBA) to support precise tracking and data downlink of Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander, named Athena, during its mission to the Moon.

Next-Generation Very Large Array Antenna Design to be Used By German Astronomers
Next-Generation Very Large Array Antenna Design to be Used By German Astronomers
February 10, 2025 at 10:22 am | News Release

The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory has announced a significant collaboration with the Bavarian State Government…

New Interim Director for the NSF Green Bank Observatory
New Interim Director for the NSF Green Bank Observatory
February 10, 2025 at 8:56 am | News Feature

The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) has named an interim director for the NSF…

A New Era of Data Compatibility in Astronomy
A New Era of Data Compatibility in Astronomy
February 6, 2025 at 8:00 am | News Release

Software engineers have been hard at work to establish a common language for a global conversation. The topic—revealing the…

NSF VLA Contributes Crucial Puzzle Piece to ‘Peculiar’ High Energy Transient
NSF VLA Contributes Crucial Puzzle Piece to ‘Peculiar’ High Energy Transient
January 27, 2025 at 9:00 am | News Release

High-energy transient signals are most often determined to be gamma-ray burst events, but the recently-launched Einstein Probe has expanded astronomers’ ability to quickly respond to similar signals occurring at X-ray wavelengths.

Double the Disks, Double the Discovery: New Insights into Planet Formation in DF Tau
Double the Disks, Double the Discovery: New Insights into Planet Formation in DF Tau
January 16, 2025 at 10:15 am | News Release

Tucked away in a star-forming region in the Taurus constellation, a pair of circling stars are displaying some unexpected…

Showing news items 1 - 10 of 866