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Next-Generation Very Large Array Antenna Design to be Used By German Astronomers

February 10, 2025 at 10:22 am | News Release

The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory has announced a significant collaboration with the Bavarian State Government…

New Interim Director for the NSF Green Bank Observatory

February 10, 2025 at 8:56 am | News Feature

The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) has named an interim director for the NSF…

A New Era of Data Compatibility in Astronomy

February 6, 2025 at 8:00 am | News Release

Software engineers have been hard at work to establish a common language for a global conversation. The topic—revealing the…

NSF VLA Contributes Crucial Puzzle Piece to ‘Peculiar’ High Energy Transient

January 27, 2025 at 9:00 am | News Release

High-energy transient signals are most often determined to be gamma-ray burst events, but the recently-launched Einstein Probe has expanded astronomers’ ability to quickly respond to similar signals occurring at X-ray wavelengths.

Double the Disks, Double the Discovery: New Insights into Planet Formation in DF Tau

January 16, 2025 at 10:15 am | News Release

Tucked away in a star-forming region in the Taurus constellation, a pair of circling stars are displaying some unexpected…

Young Stars in the Milky Way’s Backyard Challenge Our Understanding of How They Form

January 15, 2025 at 2:15 pm | News Release

Astronomers have made groundbreaking discoveries about young star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), using the James Webb…

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