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NSF NRAO Achieves First Successful Observations with New NSF VLBA Digital Architecture
NSF NRAO Achieves First Successful Observations with New NSF VLBA Digital Architecture
May 13, 2025 at 11:00 am | News Release

The new NSF VLBA New Digital Architecture (VNDA) produced its first fringes and subsequent images in January 2025, demonstrating the successful implementation of next-generation technology that will enhance the NSF VLBA’s scientific capabilities for years to come.

Image Release: the ngVLA Prototype Handover Ceremony
Image Release: the ngVLA Prototype Handover Ceremony
May 12, 2025 at 11:00 am | News Release

mtex antenna technology GmbH officially handed over the prototype antenna for the proposed Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) to the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) at a ceremony held at the NSF Very Large Array site on the Plains of San Agustin, New Mexico.

NSF’s ongoing technical coordination with satellite constellation operators
NSF’s ongoing technical coordination with satellite constellation operators
May 8, 2025 at 5:52 pm | Announcement

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a new coordination agreement with AST SpaceMobile to address the impact…

Unveiling the Birth Secrets of Massive Stars with the NSF NRAO Very Large Array
Unveiling the Birth Secrets of Massive Stars with the NSF NRAO Very Large Array
May 5, 2025 at 9:00 am | News Release

By observing the young star HW2 in Cepheus A, located 2300 light years from Earth, researchers have resolved the structure and dynamics of an accretion disk feeding material to this massive star. This finding sheds light on a central question in astrophysics: how do massive stars, which often end their lives as supernovae, accumulate their immense mass?

GBO Telescope in the distance with mountain line and sunburst
NSF NRAO Announces Jansky Fellows
April 29, 2025 at 9:00 am | News Feature

The NRAO Jansky Fellowship Program is designed to support outstanding early-career scientists and engineers in conducting independent research related…

Stars Align for Science: University of Florida and NSF NRAO Forge Path for Discovery
Stars Align for Science: University of Florida and NSF NRAO Forge Path for Discovery
April 29, 2025 at 8:00 am | News Release

The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) and the University of Florida (UF) have announced…

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