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Astronomers Catch Multiple-Star System in First Stages of Formation

Posted on February 11, 2015December 18, 2019

For the first time, astronomers have caught a multiple-star system in the beginning stages of its formation, and their direct observations of this process give strong support to one of several suggested pathways to producing such systems.

NRAO’s Top 10 Radio Hits of 2014

Posted on December 29, 2014March 28, 2017

Looking back at the science news released by NRAO in 2014, the staff scientists at NRAO selected what they believed were the top 10 stories based on both scientific impact and public interest.

Supernova 1987A on the cover of Astronomy Magazine

ALMA Observations of SN 1987A Astronomy’s Top Space Story of 2014

Posted on December 2, 2014March 28, 2017

ALMA Finding ‘Top Space Story’ of 2014

Labeled artist's impression of the protocluster observed by ALMA.

ALMA Finds Best Evidence Yet for Galactic Merger in Distant Protocluster

Posted on November 10, 2014March 28, 2017

ALMA finds evidence for galactic merger in a protocluster more than 12.5 billion light-years away.

Radio Telescopes Unravel Mystery of Nova Gamma Rays

Posted on October 8, 2014March 28, 2017

Highly-detailed radio-telescope images have pinpointed the locations where a stellar explosion called a nova emitted gamma rays, the most energetic form of electromagnetic waves. The discovery revealed a probable mechanism for the gamma-ray emissions, which mystified astronomers when first observed in 2012.

Orion Molecular Cloud Complex and OMC -2/3 filament

Orion Rocks! Pebble-size Particles May Kick Start Planet Formation

Posted on August 27, 2014March 28, 2017

Star-forming filaments in Orion are brimming with dust grains of unusual size.

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