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NRAO Media Tip Sheet: May 2014

Posted on May 8, 2014March 31, 2017

GBT images asteroid with radar from Arecibo and links with global millimeter-wavelength telescopes.

Our Sun and Solar System
Artist impression of the Milky Way Galaxy

Earth’s Milky Way Neighborhood Gets More Respect

Posted on June 3, 2013April 6, 2017

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

GalaxiesOur Sun and Solar System
Graphic illustrating the Yarkovsky Effect

Getting the Right Spin on a Close-Passing Asteroid

Posted on February 14, 2013April 6, 2017

The record-setting close approach of an asteroid on February 15 is an exciting opportunity for scientists, and a research team will use National Radio Astronomy Observatory and NASA telescopes to gain a key clue that will help them predict the future path of this nearby cosmic neighbor.

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The VLA

Moon Helps Corral Elusive Cosmic Particles

Posted on November 30, 2010April 5, 2017

Seeking to detect mysterious, ultra-high-energy neutrinos from distant regions of space, a team of astronomers used the Moon as part of an innovative telescope system for the search. Their work gave new insight on the possible origin of the elusive subatomic particles and points the way to opening a new view of the Universe in the future.

Chemistry and CosmologyOur Sun and Solar System
The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope

Radio Telescopes to Keep Sharp Eye on Mars Lander

Posted on May 22, 2008December 11, 2019

As NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander descends through the Red Planet’s atmosphere toward its landing on May 25, its progress will be scrutinized by radio telescopes from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.

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Mercury’s Core Molten, Radar Study Shows

Posted on May 3, 2007April 5, 2017

Scientists using a high-precision planetary radar technique for the first time have discovered that the innermost planet Mercury probably has a molten core, resolving a mystery of more than three decades.

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