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Artist impression of Fast Radio Burst
Precise Location, Distance Provide Breakthrough in Study of Fast Radio Bursts
January 4, 2017 at 6:00 pm | News Release

For the first time, astronomers have pinpointed the location in the sky of a Fast Radio Burst, allowing them to determine the distance and home galaxy of one of these mysterious pulses of radio waves.

Distant galaxies seen with VLA and HST
VLA, ALMA Team Up to Give First Look at Birthplaces of Most Current Stars
December 20, 2016 at 5:34 pm | News Release

Astronomers have gotten their first look at exactly where most of today’s stars were born.

Artist's conception of the Spiderweb.
Embryonic Cluster Galaxy Immersed in Giant Cloud of Cold Gas
December 1, 2016 at 7:00 pm | News Release

Astronomers studying a cluster of still-forming protogalaxies seen as they were more than 10 billion years ago have found that a giant galaxy in the center of the cluster is forming from a surprisingly-dense soup of molecular gas.

ALMA image of the L1448 IRS3B system
Young Stellar System Caught in Act of Forming Close Multiples
October 26, 2016 at 5:00 pm | News Release

For the first time, astronomers have seen a dusty disk of material around a young star fragmenting into a multiple-star system.

Magdalena visitors
Magdalena Teacher, Students Begin Exchange Visit to Chile
July 29, 2016 at 8:38 pm | Announcement

Two students and a teacher from Magdalena, New Mexico, have arrived in the Chilean town of San Pedro de Atacama as part of a Sister Cities program sponsored by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI).

NRAO Media Tip Sheet: July 2016
NRAO Media Tip Sheet: July 2016
July 1, 2016 at 11:30 am | Tip Sheet

VLA points to previously unknown galaxy cluster, GBT gets new vision, and ALMA uses double vision.

Radio and Optical images of the Great Red Spot
VLA Reveals New Information on Workings of Jupiter’s Atmosphere
June 2, 2016 at 6:00 pm | News Release

Observations with the National Science Foundation’s Very Large Array (VLA) have given scientists an unprecedented look into the atmosphere of Jupiter, revealing that features seen in visible light at the planet’s cloud surfaces have effects tens of kilometers downward.

Radio-optical image of the galaxy J100054
New Observational Distance Record Promises Important Tool for Studying Galaxies
June 2, 2016 at 12:00 am | News Release

Astronomers have used new capabilities of the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) to open a whole new realm of research into how galaxies evolve and interact with their surroundings over cosmic time.

Russian satellite Spektr-R
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.

Combined ALMA/VLA image of HL Tau.
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.

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