News Release – Page 10 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Massive Stars Born from Violent Cosmic Collapse

Controlled chaos is a key part of forming massive stars. An international team of astronomers has observed evidence that…

Astronomers collect almost unbelievable amounts of data when they observe the Universe with telescopes. Some research collects petabytes of…

Scientists and engineers from the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) and Lonestar Data Holdings…

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is thrilled to announce that a record-breaking total of 4,250 hours of science-quality…

Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) and the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) have awarded the…

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) new observation cycle –Cycle 11- kicks off on October 1, 2024, starting a…

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