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Astronomers Unveil Strong Magnetic Fields Spiraling at the Edge of Milky Way’s Central Black Hole
Astronomers Unveil Strong Magnetic Fields Spiraling at the Edge of Milky Way’s Central Black Hole
March 27, 2024 at 9:00 am | News Release

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration has observed spirals of light escaping from the edge of the supermassive black…

Radio Observations of Compact Symmetric Objects Shed New Light on Black Hole Phenomenon
Radio Observations of Compact Symmetric Objects Shed New Light on Black Hole Phenomenon
March 26, 2024 at 10:00 am | News Release

Compact Symmetric Objects (CSOs) have long puzzled astronomers with their unique characteristics. These active galaxies harbor supermassive black holes that emit powerful jets traveling at near-light speeds in opposite directions. However, unlike their counterparts in other galaxies, these jets remain compact, not extending out to great distances as expected. For decades, scientists presumed that CSOs were youthful entities, with their jets destined to expand over time. New findings, published in three papers in The Astrophysical Journal, challenge this notion.

NRAO and SpaceX Coordinate to Protect Radio Astronomy 
NRAO and SpaceX Coordinate to Protect Radio Astronomy 
March 18, 2024 at 9:00 am | News Release

NRAO and SpaceX have engaged in coordinated experiments involving NRAO telescopes and the Starlink satellite constellation for over two years. Early experiments began in late 2021 with the deployment of working Starlink user terminals near the Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico and have continued to the present day. These experiments highlight the ways in which satellite constellations and radio telescopes might be able to coexist, provided there is mutual awareness of what the other is doing.

National Radio Astronomy Observatory Shines at New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge
National Radio Astronomy Observatory Shines at New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge
March 11, 2024 at 2:51 pm | Announcement

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) marked its presence for the third consecutive year at the prestigious New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge

Dr. Patricia (Trish) Henning: Leading the Way in Radio Astronomy
Dr. Patricia (Trish) Henning: Leading the Way in Radio Astronomy
March 8, 2024 at 12:07 pm | News Feature

This International Women’s Day, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) celebrates the selection of Dr. Patricia (Trish) Henning as the next Associate Director for New Mexico Operations

Astronomers & Engineers Use a Grid of Computers at a National Scale to Study the Universe 300 Times Faster
Astronomers & Engineers Use a Grid of Computers at a National Scale to Study the Universe 300 Times Faster
March 5, 2024 at 11:48 am | News Release

Looking for a more efficient way to process a particularly large VLA data set, to produce one of the deepest radio images of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), made famous by the Hubble Telescope, NRAO staff decided to try a different approach.

German Astronomers Share Proposed Science for the ngVLA
February 21, 2024 at 2:07 pm | Announcement

Over the course of two scientific meetings, held in 2022 and 2023, German astronomers have collected 41 highly compelling science cases involving 57 unique authors from 19 German institutions, all aspiring to use the ngVLA.

NAC Student Researchers Receive Prestigious Chambliss Medals at AAS 243
NAC Student Researchers Receive Prestigious Chambliss Medals at AAS 243
February 19, 2024 at 10:00 am | Announcement

Two student researchers from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s National Astronomy Consortium (NAC) program were each awarded the prestigious…

Can Astronomers Use Radar to Spot a Cataclysmic Asteroid?
Can Astronomers Use Radar to Spot a Cataclysmic Asteroid?
February 16, 2024 at 10:00 am | News Release

How can humans protect the Earth from “devastating asteroid and comet impacts?” According to the National Academies and their…

Astronomers Discover Jupiter-sized Objects Drawn into Each Other’s Orbit
Astronomers Discover Jupiter-sized Objects Drawn into Each Other’s Orbit
February 12, 2024 at 3:11 pm | News Release

What happens to planet-sized objects that don’t have a star? A team of astronomers studying Jupiter-mass binary objects (JuMBOs) in the Orion Nebula are gaining a new understanding of these unusual systems.

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