News Release – Page 88 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Astronomers Get Closest Look Yet At Milky Way’s Mysterious Core

Astronomers have gotten their deepest glimpse into the heart of our Milky Way Galaxy, peering closer to the supermassive black hole at the Galaxy’s core then ever before.

Graphic showing the movement of Pulsar B1508+55

Fastest Pulsar Speeding Out of Galaxy, Astronomers Discover

A speeding, superdense neutron star somehow got a powerful ‘kick’ that is propelling it completely out of our Milky Way Galaxy into the cold vastness of intergalactic space.

Artist's Conception of Dusty Disk Around Young Star TW Hydrae

First Stages of Planet-Building Around Nearby Star

Interstellar travelers might want to detour around the star system TW Hydrae to avoid a messy planetary construction site.

VLBA Observations Put New Twist on Quasar Jet Model

When a pair of researchers aimed the National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array radio telescope toward a famous quasar, they sought evidence to support a popular theory for why the superfast jets of particles streaming from quasars are confined to narrow streams.

Scientists Track Collision of Powerful Stellar Winds

Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array radio telescope have tracked the motion of a violent region where the powerful winds of two giant stars slam into each other.

Old Star’s ‘Rebirth’ Gives Astronomers Surprises

Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Very Large Array radio telescope are taking advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch an old star suddenly stir back into new activity after coming to the end of its normal life.

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