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Strange Galaxy Perplexes Astronomers
December 2, 2014 at 3:18 pm | News Release

With the help of citizen scientists, a team of astronomers has found an important new example of a very rare type of galaxy that may yield valuable insight on how galaxies developed in the early Universe.

VLA Visitor Center Film Earns Prestigious Media Award
VLA Visitor Center Film Earns Prestigious Media Award
November 20, 2014 at 5:04 pm | News Release

The VLA visitor center film, Beyond the Visible: The Story of the Very Large Array, received a prestigious Interpretive Media Award from the National Association for Interpretation (NAI).

Artist's impression of a nova
Radio Telescopes Unravel Mystery of Nova Gamma Rays
October 8, 2014 at 5:00 pm | News Release

Highly-detailed radio-telescope images have pinpointed the locations where a stellar explosion called a nova emitted gamma rays, the most energetic form of electromagnetic waves. The discovery revealed a probable mechanism for the gamma-ray emissions, which mystified astronomers when first observed in 2012.

NRAO Media Tip Sheet September 2014
NRAO Media Tip Sheet September 2014
September 25, 2014 at 12:00 pm | Tip Sheet

ALMA finds new organic molecule; VLA reveals details of still-forming planetary system; NRAO patent for new radio synthesizer.

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Merging Galaxies in Distant Universe
August 26, 2014 at 4:00 pm | News Release

ALMA and VLA team up with other observatories for best view ever of merging galaxies in the distant Universe.

NRAO Media Tip Sheet June 2014
NRAO Media Tip Sheet June 2014
June 27, 2014 at 12:00 pm | Tip Sheet

VLBA measures expansion in the current Universe; VLA measures starting temperature for star formation; RATs celebrate 25th anniversary at Green Bank.

Colliding galaxy clusters MACS J0717+3745
Image Release: A Violent, Complex Scene of Colliding Galaxy Clusters
June 3, 2014 at 1:00 pm | News Release

Astronomers using the Very Large Array and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory have produced a spectacular image revealing new details of violent collisions involving at least four clusters of galaxies.

NRAO Media Tip Sheet: February 2014
NRAO Media Tip Sheet: February 2014
February 26, 2014 at 2:00 am | Tip Sheet

Merging galaxy clusters, big boost for big data, and exciting sessions at the 2014 AAAS meeting

M82
Image Release: Starbursting in the Galaxy M82
February 3, 2014 at 4:32 pm | News Release

Messier 82, the galaxy in which the nearest supernova in decades recently exploded, also is the closest galaxy that is undergoing a rapid burst of star formation, known as a starburst.

Graphic depicting binary star system formation
New Studies Give Boost to Binary Star Formation Theory
December 31, 2013 at 3:42 pm | News Release

Using the new capabilities of the upgraded VLA, scientists have discovered previously unseen binary companions to a pair of very young protostars.

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