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Mystery of Star Formation Revealed by Hearts of Molecular Clouds
Mystery of Star Formation Revealed by Hearts of Molecular Clouds
January 8, 2024 at 11:31 am | News Release

An international team of astronomers has revealed mysterious star formation at the far edge of the galaxy M83. This research was presented today in a press conference at the 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The research used several instruments operated by the National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), including the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), and the Green Bank Telescope (GBT), along with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan’s (NAOJ) Subaru Telescope and the NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX).

NRAO in the press at AAS 243
NRAO in the press at AAS 243
January 8, 2024 at 9:22 am | Announcement

New scientific results from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the Very Large Array (VLA), and Green Bank Observatory…

Scientists use Exotic Stars to Tune into Hum from Cosmic Symphony
Scientists use Exotic Stars to Tune into Hum from Cosmic Symphony
June 28, 2023 at 8:06 pm | News Release

NANOGrav’s most recent dataset offers compelling evidence for gravitational waves with oscillations of years to decades. These waves are thought to arise from orbiting pairs of the most massive black holes throughout the Universe: billions of times more massive than the Sun, with sizes larger than the distance between the Earth and the Sun.

NRAO and GBO Results Presented at Multiple AAS 242 Press Conferences
NRAO and GBO Results Presented at Multiple AAS 242 Press Conferences
June 4, 2023 at 9:37 am | Announcement

New scientific results from the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), the Very Large Array (VLA), and the Green Bank Observatory (GBO) will be revealed at multiple press conferences during the 242nd meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) from June 5-7, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

NSF Telescopes Image M87’s Supermassive Black Hole and Massive Jet Together for the First Time
NSF Telescopes Image M87’s Supermassive Black Hole and Massive Jet Together for the First Time
April 26, 2023 at 4:05 am | News Release

Scientists studying the supermassive black hole at the heart of the M87 galaxy have revealed the origins of the monster’s powerful jet and imaged the jet and its source together for the first time. What’s more, the observations have revealed that the black hole’s ring is much larger than scientists previously believed.

2021 Science Highlights: Looking Back on a Turbulent Year in Radio Astronomy
2021 Science Highlights: Looking Back on a Turbulent Year in Radio Astronomy
January 28, 2022 at 3:00 pm | News Feature

The formation of massive stars and planets. The deaths of stars and galaxies. The extreme and violent behaviors of black hole jets and quasars. An up-close and personal radar view of the Moon. These mysteries and more were unraveled in 2021 by radio astronomers leveraging the scientific and technological power of National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) facilities.

Astronomical Radar: Illuminating our Understanding of the Solar System
Astronomical Radar: Illuminating our Understanding of the Solar System
December 15, 2021 at 1:30 pm | News Feature

Astronomers study the universe by capturing light from the sky, but they can also learn thing by sending radio light into space.

Qorvo Provides Key Enabling Technology for Identifying, Mapping and Tracking Threats from Near-Earth Objects  
Qorvo Provides Key Enabling Technology for Identifying, Mapping and Tracking Threats from Near-Earth Objects  
June 8, 2021 at 5:00 am | Announcement

NRAO, Green Bank Telescope, and Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S) are working in collaboration to improve planetary radar capabilities. With the addition of Qorvo’s Spatium power amplifier technology, the project now has the power to identify and characterize even small NEOs earlier with more precision.

Successful Test Paves Way for New Planetary Radar
Successful Test Paves Way for New Planetary Radar
January 28, 2021 at 10:00 am | News Release

Collaboration between the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, the Green Bank Observatory, and Raytheon Intelligence & Space turns the Green Bank Telescope and the Very Long Baseline Array into a radar system for studying the Solar System.

Artist's impression of white dwarf and pulsar
Most Massive Neutron Star Ever Detected, Almost too Massive to Exist
September 16, 2019 at 1:08 pm | News Release

Astronomers using the GBT have discovered the most massive neutron star to date, a rapidly spinning pulsar approximately 4,600 light-years from Earth. This record-breaking object is teetering on the edge of existence, approaching the theoretical maximum mass possible for a neutron star.

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