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Image Release: ALMA Maps Europa’s Temperature

New ALMA images show never-before-seen surface details on Europa, including an enigmatic “cold spot.”

When Is a Nova Not a ‘Nova’? When a White Dwarf and a Brown Dwarf Collide

Using ALMA, an international team of astronomers found evidence that a white dwarf and a brown dwarf collided in a short-lived blaze of glory.

Artist's conception of a gamma ray burst

VLA Sky Survey Reveals First “Orphan” Gamma Ray Burst

Comparing data from new, ongoing sky survey to data from previous observations reveals probable gamma ray burst that directed no gamma rays toward Earth.

Stanford Astronomer Honored as Jansky Lecturer by AUI, NRAO

Professor Roger Blandford of Stanford receives the 2018 Jansky Lectureship in recognition of his numerous contributions to the advancement of radio astronomy. He will deliver a series of public lectures in Charlottesville, Virginia; Socorro, New Mexico; and Green Bank, West Virginia.

VLA Discovers Powerful Jet Coming from “Wrong” Kind of Star

The VLA’s discovery of a jet of material launched from a highly-magnetic neutron star has forced rethinking a longstanding theory.

VLBA Measures Asteroid’s Characteristics

Astronomers used the VLBA in an unusual way to learn new details about an asteroid’s size, shape, and orbit.

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