radio astronomy – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

NSF NRAO at the International Science and Engineering Fair

Posted on June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 | By Paul Vosteen

Meeting the next generation of young scientists and engineers The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) National Radio Astronomy Observatory…

Posted on May 9, 2019January 17, 2021 | By Amy Kimball

Since the 1930s, when Karl Jansky detected the first radio signals from space, astronomers have used radio telescopes to…

The Very Large Array Sky Survey is observing 33,885 square degrees of the sky over seven years, mapping 82…

Posted on June 8, 2018August 13, 2025 | By Eddie Edwards

In June of 2017, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory invited four artists to a conference at New Mexico Institute…

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the U.S. National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.
	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.
	The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense..."
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