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Artist's conception of black hole in globular cluster.
Surprising Black-Hole Discovery Changes Picture of Globular Star Clusters
October 3, 2012 at 3:25 pm | News Release

An unexpected discovery by astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Very Large Array is forcing scientists to rethink their understanding of the environment in globular star clusters, tight-knit collections containing hundreds of thousands of stars.

Famous Radio Telescope Officially Gets New Name
Famous Radio Telescope Officially Gets New Name
March 31, 2012 at 3:15 pm | Announcement

Astronomers and officials from around the globe gathered on the high desert of New Mexico Saturday to officially bestow a new name on the world’s most famous radio telescope and to mark its transformation into a new and vastly more powerful tool for science.

Artist's Conception of Dusty Disk Around Young Star TW Hydrae
From Earth’s Water to Cosmic Dawn: New Tools Unveiling Astronomical Mysteries
February 17, 2012 at 2:40 pm | News Release

Two new and powerful research tools are helping astronomers gain key insights needed to transform our understanding of important processes across the breadth of astrophysics.

Karl G. Jansky
Iconic Telescope Renamed to Honor Founder of Radio Astronomy
January 10, 2012 at 2:31 pm | News Release

The world’s most famous radio telescope will become the Karl G Jansky Very Large Array to honor the founder of radio astronomy, the study of the Universe via radio waves naturally emitted by objects in space.

The Very Large Array
Observatory Seeks a New Name
October 13, 2011 at 8:17 pm | Announcement

The most famous radio telescope in the world is about to get a new name. The Very Large Array, known around the world, isn’t what it used to be. The iconic radio telescope, known around the world through movies, documentaries, music videos, newspaper and magazine articles, advertisements, textbooks, and thousands of scientific papers, is nearing the completion of an amazing transformation.

Composite image of Speca
Exotic Galaxy Reveals Tantalizing Tale
August 25, 2011 at 7:40 pm | News Release

A galaxy with a combination of characteristics never seen before is giving astronomers a tantalizing peek at processes they believe played key roles in the growth of galaxies and clusters of galaxies early in the history of the Universe.

Radio image of supernova remnant G55.7+3.4
Expanded VLA Flexing New Scientific Muscle
May 24, 2011 at 7:38 pm | News Release

A new and uniquely powerful tool for cutting-edge science is emerging on the crisp, high desert of western New Mexico.

Dwarf galaxy Henize 2-10
Surprise: Dwarf Galaxy Harbors Supermassive Black Hole
January 9, 2011 at 8:16 pm | News Release

The surprising discovery of a supermassive black hole in a small nearby galaxy has given astronomers a tantalizing look at how black holes and galaxies may have grown in the early history of the Universe.

The VLA
Moon Helps Corral Elusive Cosmic Particles
November 30, 2010 at 8:09 pm | News Release

Seeking to detect mysterious, ultra-high-energy neutrinos from distant regions of space, a team of astronomers used the Moon as part of an innovative telescope system for the search. Their work gave new insight on the possible origin of the elusive subatomic particles and points the way to opening a new view of the Universe in the future.

IRAS 18162-2048 and magnetic field lines
Magnetism Common to All Cosmic Jets
November 25, 2010 at 7:56 pm | News Release

Astronomers have found the first evidence of a magnetic field in a jet of material ejected from a young star, a discovery that points toward future breakthroughs in understanding the nature of all types of cosmic jets and of the role of magnetic fields in star formation.

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