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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…

ALMA Observations Reveal New Insights into Planet Formation in Binary Star Systems
ALMA Observations Reveal New Insights into Planet Formation in Binary Star Systems
June 10, 2024 at 11:15 am | News Release

At the 244th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), researchers unveiled groundbreaking findings from a pioneering high-angular resolution program that sheds new light on the process of planet formation in circumstellar disks around young stars in binary systems. Leveraging the unparalleled capabilities of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and near-infrared, component-resolved spectroscopy at the Keck II 10-meter telescope, the study offers a transformative understanding of the conditions that nurture or inhibit planet formation.

NRAO and GBO Have Lots to Share at AAS 244
NRAO and GBO Have Lots to Share at AAS 244
June 7, 2024 at 9:00 am | News Feature

The American Astronomical Society (AAS) will hold its 244th Meeting June 9 – 13 in Madison, Wisconsin. The National…

Invisible Realms Revealed: Radio Technology Expands Frontiers of Astronomy and Medicine
Invisible Realms Revealed: Radio Technology Expands Frontiers of Astronomy and Medicine
June 4, 2024 at 8:00 am | News Release

For centuries, humans have looked to the skies to solve the mysteries of the Universe. By measuring radio waves,…

NAC Alum Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
NAC Alum Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
May 24, 2024 at 9:05 am | Announcement

Carlos Ortiz Quintana, an alumnus of the National Astronomy Consortium (NAC) at NRAO, has been awarded a five-year fellowship…

Spotted: ‘Death Star’ Black Holes in Action
Spotted: ‘Death Star’ Black Holes in Action
May 22, 2024 at 1:11 pm | News Release

Huge black holes are firing powerful beams of particles into space — and then changing their aim to fire at new targets.

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