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This image shows the first prototype ngVLA antenna, which recently tested its systems by observing and tracking the Crab Nebula, also known as Taurus A (3C144), the remnant of an exploded star. This composite image features astrophotography by Alin Sosnovic along with more detailed radio data of the Crab Nebula collected by the NSF VLA.
U.S. National Science Foundation, NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory, and U.S. Naval Observatory Partner on Pathfinder for Next Generation Very Large Array
July 16, 2026 at 3:21 pm | News Release

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), the NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO), and the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) are advancing a new collaboration to support the future of high-resolution radio astronomy and astrometry, with the development of a pathfinder instrument for the proposed Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA).

Radio emission from neutral hydrogen atoms in the direction of the Orion Nebula, the most nearby regions of high-mass star formation. The red colors show the 21-cm emission from hydrogen, resolved for the first time at this level of detail by observations from the Neutral Atomic Hydrogen in the Solar Neighborhood (NeAtHood) project, led by Juan Diego Soler from the University of Vienna. The cyan colors show the emission from warm interstellar dust in near-infrared light.
NSF VLA Maps a Hidden Hydrogen Shell Around the Orion Nebula
July 9, 2026 at 12:00 pm | News Release

A team of astronomers led by Juan D. Soler of the University of Vienna used the NSF VLA, operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatories (NSF NRAO), to obtain high-resolution observations of the emission from neutral hydrogen atoms (HI) at 21 centimeters wavelength

This illustration traces the universe’s evolution from the Big Bang to the present day, highlighting REBELS-25, a very distant galaxy seen during the Epoch of Reionization 13 billion years ago. New deep observations with the NSF VLA and ALMA reveal that REBELS-25 already had an enormous reservoir of cool molecular gas—the direct fuel for star formation—when the universe was just 700 million years old.
Cosmic Dawn Fuel Discovery Unlocks Early Galaxy Growth Secrets
June 11, 2026 at 9:00 am | News Release

Astronomers have discovered a huge reservoir of cold molecular gas, the direct fuel for star formation, in REBELS-25, a…

This image shows the first prototype ngVLA antenna, which recently tested its systems by observing and tracking the Crab Nebula, also known as Taurus A (3C144), the remnant of an exploded star. This composite image features astrophotography by Alin Sosnovic along with more detailed radio data of the Crab Nebula collected by the NSF VLA.
NSF NRAO Leads Future of U.S. Radio Astronomy with First Light from Next Generation Very Large Array Prototype
May 18, 2026 at 12:00 pm | News Release

The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) prototype antenna…

Staff from the U.S. National Science Foundation and U.S. Naval Observatory visited the ngVLA prototype and received a 3D model of the antenna.
Staff from U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. Naval Observatory Take Behind the Scenes Tour of NSF NRAO’s Very Large Array, Next Generation Very Large Array Prototype Antenna
May 15, 2026 at 8:00 am | News Release

Staff from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) went behind the scenes at…

Silohuette of photographer on the right taking a photo of a VLA antenna at night. Overlaying that image is a a photo of the back of a digital camera showing an image of a VLA antenna with the Milky Way behind it.
Astrophotography Workshop Announced at Iconic Very Large Array
March 24, 2026 at 12:58 pm | News Release

Photography enthusiasts and stargazers alike are invited to experience an unforgettable evening of learning and exploration at the U.S. National Science Foundation Very Large Array (NSF VLA) located 25 miles west of Magdalena, New Mexico.

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VLITE Marks 11 Years of Capturing the Dynamic Radio Sky
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 am | News Release

The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are celebrating the 11th anniversary of the VLA Low-band Ionosphere and Transient Experiment (VLITE), a pioneering program that has opened new windows into the low-frequency radio universe.

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NSF NRAO Highlights Major AI and Astronomy Advances with NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins at 247th American Astronomical Society Meeting
February 10, 2026 at 1:16 pm | Announcement

The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) is celebrating significant progress in the NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI), which is advancing the intersection of artificial intelligence and astronomy

This artist’s rendering illustrates a precessing jet erupting from the supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy VV 340a. Optical observations from the W. M. Keck Observatory revealed extended, cooler gas pushed outward over thousands of light-years, while infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured the super-heated coronal gas near the galaxy’s core.
The NSF Very Large Array Helps Reveal Record-Breaking Stream of Super-Heated Gas from Nearby Galaxy
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 pm | News Release

Astronomers using the U.S. National Science Foundation Very Large Array (NSF VLA), together with the NASA James Webb Space Telescope and other observatories, have identified an enormous, galaxy-scale stream of super-heated gas erupting from the nearby galaxy VV 340a.

A new, extremely luminous fast blue optical transient, AT2024wpp, flares as a bright blue point of light in the left panel, located just off the edge of its faint host galaxy, while the right panel shows the same region of sky after the outburst faded
Radio telescopes uncover “invisible” gas around record-shattering cosmic explosion
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 pm | News Release

Astronomers using the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) instruments, the U.S. National Science Foundation Very Large Array (NSF VLA) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), have revealed a dense cocoon of gas around one of the most extreme cosmic explosions ever seen, showing that a ravenous black hole ripped apart a massive star and then lit up its surroundings with powerful X-rays.

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