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Magdalena Teacher, Students Begin Exchange Visit to Chile

July 29, 2016 at 8:38 pm | Announcement

Two students and a teacher from Magdalena, New Mexico, have arrived in the Chilean town of San Pedro de Atacama as part of a Sister Cities program sponsored by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI).

ALMA Explores the Magnetic Universe

July 19, 2016 at 1:00 pm | Announcement

ALMA verifies its outstanding polarimetric capabilities.

Illustration of an icy disk around a young star in Orion.

Stellar Outburst Brings Water Snowline into View

July 13, 2016 at 5:00 pm | News Release

Young star’s outburst provides first-ever view of a water snowline.

NRAO Media Tip Sheet: July 2016

July 1, 2016 at 11:30 am | Tip Sheet

VLA points to previously unknown galaxy cluster, GBT gets new vision, and ALMA uses double vision.

ALMA Band 1 Receiver Cold Cartridge Assembly.

ALMA Board Approves Band 1 Receivers

June 23, 2016 at 1:24 pm | Announcement

ALMA Band 1 receiver approved by ALMA Board.

ALMA Sounds, an Interactive Project to Search for a Common Cosmic Language

June 17, 2016 at 11:56 am | Announcement

ALMA Sounds to be featured at Sonar+D Festival.

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