Radio astronomers revealed that the first gamma-ray burster ever detected at radio wavelengths has surprised them by its erratic behavior.
VLA Sees Magnetic Field on Distant Star
Astronomers at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory have used the continent-wide Very Long Baseline Array to map for the first time the magnetic field on the surface of a star other than the Sun.
Very Large Array Detects Radio Emission from Gamma-ray Burst
Astronomers have used the National Science Foundation’s Very Large Array radio telescope to make the first detection of radio emission from a cosmic gamma-ray burst.
Microquasar Discoveries Win Prize for Astronomers
The discovery of microquasars within our own Milky Way Galaxy has won two astronomers a prize from the High Energy Astrophysics Division of the American Astronomical Society.
Astronomers Make a Supernova Movie
Astronomers using an international network of radio telescopes have produced a movie showing details of the expansion of debris from an exploding star.
Black Hole in a Double Star System
As scientists from the NRAO analyze a timelapse of powerful jets of material emerging from a double-star system 10,000 light-years away, new evidence from other research confirms that the source of the jets is a black hole.