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Very Large Array Spring Open House – April 1, 2023
Very Large Array Spring Open House – April 1, 2023
February 27, 2023 at 3:30 pm | News Feature

NSF’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array welcomes the public for a free open house on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Tickets free, but required. Get your tickets now.

Extreme Galaxy Reveals Clues to Early Supermassive Black Hole Formation
Extreme Galaxy Reveals Clues to Early Supermassive Black Hole Formation
February 24, 2023 at 9:25 am | Tip Sheet

While studying galaxies in the early Universe with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), scientists discovered one of the most extreme galaxies ever recorded in the early Universe. What’s more, it was hiding a unique supermassive black hole (SMBH). The observations could unlock clues about the early formation of these violent giants and how to find them.

French Astronomer Honored as 2022 Jansky Lecturer
French Astronomer Honored as 2022 Jansky Lecturer
February 13, 2023 at 8:00 am | Announcement

The 2022 Jansky Lectureship, an honor recognizing outstanding contributions to radio astronomy, has been awarded to Professor Françoise Combes, Chair of Galaxies and Cosmology at the College of France and Astronomer at the Paris Observatory. She will deliver the lecture, “Symbiosis between black holes and galaxies,” in Charlottesville, VA, Green Bank, WV, and Socorro, NM, in February of 2023.

Technician Juan Carlos Gatica
ALMA Soon to Receive a New Brain
February 7, 2023 at 10:00 am | News Release

The Board of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)— an international collaboration in which the National Science Foundation’s National…

Science Highlights 2022: Black Holes, Pulsars and Turbulence
Science Highlights 2022: Black Holes, Pulsars and Turbulence
January 27, 2023 at 9:26 am | News Feature

The Universe is a dynamic and exciting place, with stars, planets, and galaxies being born, dying, and undergoing dramatic changes. In 2022, the telescopes of the National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) revealed fascinating new details about several of these processes, and we’re giving you a taste of the greatest radio astronomy moments of the year. 

Baseline 14— Central Development Laboratory: The Magic Behind the Wonder
Baseline 14— Central Development Laboratory: The Magic Behind the Wonder
January 18, 2023 at 10:11 am | News Feature

Radio telescopes are powerful tools that allow astronomers to study the Universe. We often read about the discoveries they make, but we rarely get a glimpse of the engineers and technicians that design and build these telescopes. Join our host Summer Ash as she talks about NRAO’s Central Development Laboratory (CDL) and how CDL helps make modern radio astronomy a reality.

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