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Telescope Tag-Team Discovers Galactic Cluster’s Bizarre Secrets
Telescope Tag-Team Discovers Galactic Cluster’s Bizarre Secrets
July 16, 2024 at 8:59 am | News Release

Towards the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, in the constellation Sagittarius, astronomers have discovered 10 monstrous neutron stars. Astronomers already knew that 39 pulsars call Terzan 5 home. With the teamwork of the U.S. National Science Foundation Green Bank Telescope (NSF GBT) and the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory’s MeerKAT Telescope, ten more have been added to the count.

Old Data, New Tricks Discover Pulsar in Galactic Plane
Old Data, New Tricks Discover Pulsar in Galactic Plane
July 3, 2024 at 10:00 am | News Release

A team of astronomers has found a new tool to discover pulsars. Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars that blast out pulses of radiation at regular intervals ranging from seconds to milliseconds.

AUI and the NSF NRAO Announce the Recipients of the 2024 AUI Board of Trustees NAC Bridge Scholarship Award
AUI and the NSF NRAO Announce the Recipients of the 2024 AUI Board of Trustees NAC Bridge Scholarship Award
July 1, 2024 at 11:33 am | News Release

AUI and the U.S National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) have announced the recipients of the…

Supermassive Black Hole Appears to Grow Like a Baby Star
Supermassive Black Hole Appears to Grow Like a Baby Star
June 20, 2024 at 9:53 am | News Release

How do supermassive black holes get so big? An international team of astronomers, including scientists at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) have discovered a powerful, rotating, magnetic wind that they believe is helping a galaxy’s central supermassive black hole to grow. 

Engineers Descend upon DC for International Microwave Symposium, NRAO Will Exhibit, Scientist to Receive Pioneer Award
Engineers Descend upon DC for International Microwave Symposium, NRAO Will Exhibit, Scientist to Receive Pioneer Award
June 14, 2024 at 3:36 pm | Announcement

NRAO and the Central Development Laboratory (CDL) will showcase the latest developments in radio instrumentation technology at the 2024 International Microwave Symposium, where NRAO scientist Marian Pospieszalski will be awarded the 2024 Microwave Pioneer Award.

It’s Twins! Astronomers Discover Parallel Disks and Jets Erupting From a Pair of Young Stars
It’s Twins! Astronomers Discover Parallel Disks and Jets Erupting From a Pair of Young Stars
June 12, 2024 at 11:15 am | News Release

Most of the Universe is invisible to the human eye. The building blocks of stars are only revealed in…

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