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AUI and the NSF NRAO Announce the Recipients of the 2024 AUI Board of Trustees NAC Bridge Scholarship Award

Posted on July 1, 2024July 9, 2024

AUI and the U.S National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) have announced the recipients of the…

Engineers Descend upon DC for International Microwave Symposium, NRAO Will Exhibit, Scientist to Receive Pioneer Award

Posted on June 14, 2024July 9, 2024

NRAO and the Central Development Laboratory (CDL) will showcase the latest developments in radio instrumentation technology at the 2024 International Microwave Symposium, where NRAO scientist Marian Pospieszalski will be awarded the 2024 Microwave Pioneer Award.

NRAO and GBO Have Lots to Share at AAS 244

Posted on June 7, 2024June 5, 2024

The American Astronomical Society (AAS) will hold its 244th Meeting June 9 – 13 in Madison, Wisconsin. The National…

Invisible Realms Revealed: Radio Technology Expands Frontiers of Astronomy and Medicine

Posted on June 4, 2024June 5, 2024

For centuries, humans have looked to the skies to solve the mysteries of the Universe. By measuring radio waves,…

NAC Alum Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Posted on May 24, 2024

Carlos Ortiz Quintana, an alumnus of the National Astronomy Consortium (NAC) at NRAO, has been awarded a five-year fellowship…

2024 Jansky Fellows Awarded

Posted on April 30, 2024

As a part of its central mission to nurture and inspire the next generation of radio astronomers, the National…

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	Founded in 1956, the NRAO provides state-of-the-art radio telescope facilities for use by the international scientific community. NRAO telescopes are open to all astronomers regardless of institutional or national affiliation. Observing time on NRAO telescopes is available on a competitive basis to qualified scientists after evaluation of research proposals on the basis of scientific merit, the capability of the instruments to do the work, and the availability of the telescope during the requested time. NRAO also provides both formal and informal programs in education and public outreach for teachers, students, the general public, and the media.
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