News Release – Page 71 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Artist impression of the Milky Way Galaxy

Earth’s Milky Way Neighborhood Gets More Respect

Our Solar System’s Milky Way neighborhood just went upscale.

Artist's Conception of SS Cygni double-star system.

Accurate Distance to Dwarf Nova

Sometimes astronomy is like real estate — what’s important is location, location, and location.

Clouds Among Our Galactic Neighbors

In a dark, starless patch of intergalactic space, astronomers have discovered a never-before-seen cluster of hydrogen clouds strewn between two nearby galaxies, Andromeda and Triangulum.

VLA Image of Small Portion of Extragalactic Space

VLA Gives Deep, Detailed Image of Distant Universe

Staring at a small patch of sky for more than 50 hours with the ultra-sensitive Very Large Array, astronomers have for the first time identified discrete sources that account for nearly all the radio waves coming from distant galaxies.

Graphic illustrating distortions in spacetime

Einstein’s Gravity Theory Passes Toughest Test Yet

A strange stellar pair nearly 7,000 light-years from Earth has provided physicists with a unique cosmic laboratory for studying the nature of gravity.

HFLS3, surrounding area, and CO spectrum

Massive Star Factory Churned in Universe’s Youth

Astronomers using a world-wide collection of telescopes have discovered the most prolific star factory in the Universe, surprisingly in a galaxy so distant that they see as it was when the Universe was only six percent of its current age.

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