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Image showing an active M dwarf star, Proxima Centuari, in red with many star spots, ejecting a large stellar flare in yellow and white. Proxima Centauri b, a small Earth-like planet is seen in the distant right of the image.
Small Star, Mighty Flares: ALMA Shares New View of Proxima Centauri
March 17, 2025 at 8:00 am | News Release

At a distance of just over four light years, Proxima Centauri is our nearest stellar neighbor and is known…

Space Company Taps Coast-to-Coast Radio Telescopes for Moon Mission
Space Company Taps Coast-to-Coast Radio Telescopes for Moon Mission
March 6, 2025 at 5:42 pm | News Release

Intuitive Machines has been working with the NSF NRAO over the past year to utilize the NSF Very Long Baseline Array (NSF VLBA) to support precise tracking and data downlink of Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander, named Athena, during its mission to the Moon.

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

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