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Planet Formation in Earth-like Orbit around a Young Star

March 31, 2016 at 2:00 pm | News Release

ALMA uncovers planet formation at 1 AU around young star.

Attacker Damages Radio Telescope Site on Mauna Kea

March 30, 2016 at 12:23 am | Announcement

Official statement on the attack of the Mauna Kea VLBA station.

Earth-Space Telescope System Produces Hot Surprise

March 29, 2016 at 4:19 pm | News Release

Astronomers using an orbiting radio telescope in conjunction with four ground-based radio telescopes have achieved the highest resolution, or ability to discern fine detail, of any astronomical observation ever made.

2016 edition of Essential Radio Astronomy

Essential Radio Astronomy: 2016 Edition Published by Princeton University Press

March 29, 2016 at 2:21 pm | Announcement

Essential Radio Astronomy for the first time published by Princeton University Press.

VLA Shows Earliest Stages of Planet Formation

March 17, 2016 at 12:00 pm | News Release

New images of a young star made with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) reveal what scientists think may be the very earliest stages in the formation of planets.

NRAO and UVA Astronomer Sabrina Stierwalt Honored by L’Oreal and UNESCO

March 17, 2016 at 12:00 pm | Announcement

NRAO/UVA astronomer Sabrina Stierwalt honored by L’Oreal and UNESCO.

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