Radio Telescopes – Page 9 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Radio Jupiter: Seeing the Giant Planet in a New Light

Posted on December 13, 2019December 13, 2019

By looking at Jupiter in radio light, ALMA and the VLA reveal a world hidden by its layers of clouds.

Antenna Design for the Next Generation Very Large Array

Posted on December 12, 2019December 12, 2019

The NRAO has awarded three contracts for the conceptual design of the 18m antenna for the next-generation Very Large Array (ngVLA).

New NSF Support Agreement for Next Generation Very Large Array

Posted on October 9, 2019October 9, 2019

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded an additional $4M to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and Associated…

New Method May Resolve Difficulty in Measuring Universe’s Expansion

Posted on July 8, 2019July 8, 2019

Radio telescope observations have made it possible for astronomers to use mergers of neutron-star pairs as a valuable new tool for measuring the Universe’s expansion.

Artist rendering of the orbiting RadioAstron satellite

Dosvedanya and Farewell, RadioAstron

Posted on June 11, 2019June 11, 2019

On May 30, 2019, the Russian RadioAstron satellite — the farthest element of an Earth-to-space radio-telescope system — ended its service.

Illustration of the accretion disk around a black hole.

The Giant In Our Backyard

Posted on April 16, 2019December 3, 2019

For decades astronomers have dreamed of seeing a black hole. That dream may soon become a reality.

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