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ALMA Finds Possible Sign of Neutron Star in Supernova 1987A
ALMA Finds Possible Sign of Neutron Star in Supernova 1987A
July 30, 2020 at 6:00 am | News Release

Based on ALMA observations and a theoretical follow-up study, scientists suggest that a neutron star might be hiding deep inside the remains of Supernova 1987A.

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Hollywood Comes to Socorro: Filming Contact at the VLA
July 28, 2020 at 2:47 pm | News Feature

Socorro, New Mexico, has a written history going back more than 400 years. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope is well known to professional and amateur astronomers around the world. However, millions of people undoubtedly first heard of Socorro and the VLA when Warner Brothers released the movie Contact in July of 1997.

AAS Names NRAO Astronomer as Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer
AAS Names NRAO Astronomer as Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer
July 28, 2020 at 1:40 pm | Announcement

NRAO astronomer Paul B. Demorest has been selected to give the Fred Kavli Plenary Lecture at the 237th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, to be held virtually, on 11 January 2021.

NRAO Image Contest Celebrates VLA 40th Anniversary
NRAO Image Contest Celebrates VLA 40th Anniversary
July 27, 2020 at 6:00 am | Announcement

To help celebrate the VLA’s 40th anniversary, the National Radio Astronomy is conducting an image contest, and offering cash prizes for visually compelling works that incorporate radio observational data from the VLA.

IMAGE RELEASE: Magnetic Field of a Spiral Galaxy
IMAGE RELEASE: Magnetic Field of a Spiral Galaxy
July 21, 2020 at 6:00 am | News Release

A new image from the VLA dramatically reveals the extended magnetic field of a spiral galaxy seen edge-on from Earth.

2020 Jansky Lectureship Awarded to Cornell University Professor Martha P. Haynes
2020 Jansky Lectureship Awarded to Cornell University Professor Martha P. Haynes
July 6, 2020 at 6:00 am | News Release

AUI and the NRAO have awarded the 2020 Karl G. Jansky Lectureship to Dr. Martha P. Haynes, Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University.

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