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Stanford Astronomer Honored as Jansky Lecturer by AUI, NRAO

May 7, 2018 at 9:53 am | News Release

Professor Roger Blandford of Stanford receives the 2018 Jansky Lectureship in recognition of his numerous contributions to the advancement of radio astronomy. He will deliver a series of public lectures in Charlottesville, Virginia; Socorro, New Mexico; and Green Bank, West Virginia.

Photo of nineteen ALMA antennas with a dark blue sky in the background.

ALMA Reaches 1000 Published Papers

May 3, 2018 at 8:00 am | Announcement

An important milestone was reached with the publication of the 1000th peer-reviewed paper using ALMA data.

New Technology Offers to Broaden Vision for Radio Astronomy

April 30, 2018 at 10:00 am | News Release

NRAO’s CDL led the development of a new and improved version of a Phased Array Feed.

Astronomers Witness Galaxy Megamerger

April 25, 2018 at 1:00 pm | News Release

ALMA has uncovered 14 distant galaxies that are poised to merge, forming the core of what will eventually become a colossal galaxy cluster.

Breakthrough in Detection Technology at Axion Dark Matter Experiment

April 9, 2018 at 12:00 pm | Announcement

NRAO/CDL technology part of the hunt for the dark matter particle at the Axion Dark Matter Experiment.

2018 Jansky Fellowships Awarded

March 8, 2018 at 10:00 am | Announcement

NRAO is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 Jansky Fellowships.

Image Release: ALMA Reveals Inner Web of Stellar Nursery

March 7, 2018 at 6:00 am | News Feature

New data from ALMA and other telescopes reveal stunning web of filaments in the Orion Nebula.

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