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NACtober Showcases Research, Accomplishments of National Astronomy Consortium Participants
NACtober Showcases Research, Accomplishments of National Astronomy Consortium Participants
October 7, 2021 at 4:00 am | Announcement

Kicking off this week, and running throughout the month of October, the annual conference of the National Astronomy Consortium (NAC)—NACtober—will highlight the hard work, research, and accomplishments of the 2021 NAC cohort.

ALMA Scientists Uncover the Mystery of Early Massive Galaxies Running on Empty
ALMA Scientists Uncover the Mystery of Early Massive Galaxies Running on Empty
September 22, 2021 at 7:00 am | News Release

Early massive galaxies—those that formed in the three billion years following the Big Bang—should have contained large amounts of cold hydrogen gas, the fuel required to make stars. But scientists observing the early Universe with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted something strange: half a dozen early massive galaxies that ran out of fuel.

IMAGE RELEASE: Moon’s Tycho Crater Revealed in Intricate Detail
IMAGE RELEASE: Moon’s Tycho Crater Revealed in Intricate Detail
September 21, 2021 at 4:00 am | Announcement

The National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Observatory and National Radio Astronomy Observatory, and Raytheon Intelligence & Space have released new high-resolution images of the Moon, the highest-ever taken from the ground, using new radar technology on the Green Bank Telescope (GBT).

a bright blue young star with a cloud of cold gas surrounding it
ALMA Reveals Carbon-Rich, Organic Birth Environments of Planets
September 15, 2021 at 5:00 am | News Release

An international collaboration of scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has completed the most extensive chemical composition mapping of the protoplanetary disks around five nearby young stars at high resolution, producing images that capture the molecular composition associated with planetary births, and a roadmap for future studies of the makeup of planet- and comet-forming regions. The new study unlocks clues about the role of molecules in planetary system formation, and whether these young planetary systems in the making have what it takes to host life.

NRAO Congratulates Winners of Breakthrough Prize Awards
NRAO Congratulates Winners of Breakthrough Prize Awards
September 13, 2021 at 8:10 am | Announcement

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory congratulates four astronomers who earned Breakthrough Prize Foundation awards for their outstanding research on a collision between two neutron stars. Their work made extensive use of the VLA and VLBA.

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New Receivers Achieve First Light, Set Record for Observational Capabilities at ALMA
September 7, 2021 at 5:05 pm | News Release

A new set of receivers installed on antennas at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have achieved first light. With it, they set a new record for the longest wavelengths visible with the radio array. The achievement has opened a window on the Universe previously inaccessible at the telescope, thanks to an international team of engineers, including engineers from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO).

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