News Feature – Page 11 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Illustration of the accretion disk around a black hole.

The Giant In Our Backyard

For decades astronomers have dreamed of seeing a black hole. That dream may soon become a reality.

Image Release: ALMA Shows Birth of Spiraling Giants

Using ALMA, astronomers have observed the formation and mutually entwined motions of a massive binary star system.

Artist impression of a supermassive black hole

Using data from ALMA, a team of astronomers studied the growth and evolution of bubbles of hot plasma produced by active quasar HE 0515-4414. The bubble was analyzed by observing its effect on light from the cosmic microwave background. It is the first time this method was used to study quasar dynamics.

Image Release: ALMA Reveals Inner Web of Stellar Nursery

New data from ALMA and other telescopes reveal stunning web of filaments in the Orion Nebula.

International Collaboration Expands NRAO’s NINE Program with New Hub

NRAO’s National and International Non-Traditional Exchange (NINE) Program has collaborated with the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) to launch a pilot initiative titled Multi-wavelength Astronomy Public Participation Program (MAPPP).

Protected: Rotating Dusty Gaseous ‘Doughnut’ around Active Supermassive Black Hole

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