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The Very Large Array
Engine’s Running, But Where’s the Fuel?
January 11, 2006 at 3:45 pm | News Release

Astronomers have found a relatively tiny galaxy whose black-hole-powered central engine is pouring out energy at a rate equal to that of much larger galaxies, and they’re wondering how it manages to do so.

The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope
Astronomers Gain Clues About Fundamental Physics
December 19, 2005 at 3:39 pm | News Release

An international team of astronomers has looked at something very big — a distant galaxy — to study the behavior of things very small — atoms and molecules — to gain vital clues about the fundamental nature of our entire Universe.

The Milky Way's nucleus
Astronomers Get Closest Look Yet At Milky Way’s Mysterious Core
November 2, 2005 at 3:37 pm | News Release

Astronomers have gotten their deepest glimpse into the heart of our Milky Way Galaxy, peering closer to the supermassive black hole at the Galaxy’s core then ever before.

Artist's conception of HALCA satellite and ground observatories together making "virtual telescope"
NRAO Scientists Get International Astronautics Award
October 12, 2005 at 2:32 pm | Announcement

The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) is presenting an award to a pioneering team of scientists and engineers who combined an orbiting radio-astronomy satellite with ground-based radio telescopes around the world to produce a “virtual telescope” nearly three times the size of the Earth. The team, which includes two scientists from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), will receive the award in a ceremony Sunday, October 16, in Fukuoka, Japan.

Graphic showing the movement of Pulsar B1508+55
Fastest Pulsar Speeding Out of Galaxy, Astronomers Discover
August 31, 2005 at 2:29 pm | News Release

A speeding, superdense neutron star somehow got a powerful ‘kick’ that is propelling it completely out of our Milky Way Galaxy into the cold vastness of intergalactic space.

Artist's Conception of Dusty Disk Around Young Star TW Hydrae
First Stages of Planet-Building Around Nearby Star
June 24, 2005 at 2:26 pm | News Release

Interstellar travelers might want to detour around the star system TW Hydrae to avoid a messy planetary construction site.

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