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Astronomers & Engineers Use a Grid of Computers at a National Scale to Study the Universe 300 Times Faster
Astronomers & Engineers Use a Grid of Computers at a National Scale to Study the Universe 300 Times Faster
March 5, 2024 at 11:48 am | News Release

Looking for a more efficient way to process a particularly large VLA data set, to produce one of the deepest radio images of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), made famous by the Hubble Telescope, NRAO staff decided to try a different approach.

German Astronomers Share Proposed Science for the ngVLA
German Astronomers Share Proposed Science for the ngVLA
February 21, 2024 at 2:07 pm | News Release

Over the course of two scientific meetings, held in 2022 and 2023, German astronomers have collected 41 highly compelling science cases involving 57 unique authors from 19 German institutions, all aspiring to use the ngVLA.

Can Astronomers Use Radar to Spot a Cataclysmic Asteroid?
Can Astronomers Use Radar to Spot a Cataclysmic Asteroid?
February 16, 2024 at 10:00 am | News Release

How can humans protect the Earth from “devastating asteroid and comet impacts?” According to the National Academies and their…

Astronomers Discover Jupiter-sized Objects Drawn into Each Other’s Orbit
Astronomers Discover Jupiter-sized Objects Drawn into Each Other’s Orbit
February 12, 2024 at 3:11 pm | News Release

What happens to planet-sized objects that don’t have a star? A team of astronomers studying Jupiter-mass binary objects (JuMBOs) in the Orion Nebula are gaining a new understanding of these unusual systems.

Telescopes Show the Milky Way’s Black Hole is Ready for a Kick
Telescopes Show the Milky Way’s Black Hole is Ready for a Kick
February 8, 2024 at 11:55 am | News Release

A new study may help settle the question of how rapidly the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole is spinning.

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…

German tech factory reveals antenna prototype—ngVLA will open a new window into the Universe
German tech factory reveals antenna prototype—ngVLA will open a new window into the Universe
September 28, 2023 at 11:57 am | Announcement

Usually it’s Octoberfest that draws a crowd to Germany this time of year. For hundreds of folks gathered at…

$21 Million NSF Award Will Bring ngVLA Design to Life
$21 Million NSF Award Will Bring ngVLA Design to Life
September 14, 2023 at 10:32 am | Announcement

The largest astronomical array in North America is one step closer to becoming a reality. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a 3-year, $21 million grant to Associated Universities, Inc.(AUI) to further the design of the next generation Very Large Array (ngVLA).

Largest Telescope Array in North America Under Development by NRAO With Support from UNM
Largest Telescope Array in North America Under Development by NRAO With Support from UNM
September 11, 2023 at 11:20 am | News Release

Through this partnership, NRAO and UNM will explore the potential of establishing the UNM College of Arts & Sciences’ Department of Physics & Astronomy as a host site for the ngVLA Data Processing and Science Operations Center.

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