Following a generous grant from the National Science Foundation’s Spectrum Innovation Initiative (SII), NSF’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) will expand efforts to establish and support the co-existence of research and commercial entities across the radio spectrum.
Gravity can change the path of light, and sometimes focuses the light of distant galaxies to create a gravitational lens or Einstein Ring. It is a common sight in modern deep field images, but the effect was first seen by the Very Large Array in 1987.
NSF’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) has announced major updates to its organizational mission statement that are reflective of the Observatory’s long-standing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in astrophysics.
Al observar el bamboleo casi imperceptible de una estrella cercana mientras se desplazaba por el espacio, un equipo de astrónomos y astrónomas descubrió un planeta similar a Júpiter orbitando alrededor del astro, que forma parte de un sistema binario. La investigación, realizada con el Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), permitió determinar por primera vez la estructura tridimensional completa de las órbitas de un sistema estelar binario acompañado por un planeta.
Astronomers using the VLBA have produced the first-ever full, 3-D view of binary star system with a planet orbiting one of the stars. Their achievement promises important new insights into the process of planet formation.
NRAO's Suzanne (Suzy) Gurton received the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's prestigious Klumpke-Roberts Award. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy.
Mientras observaban una galaxia recién inactiva utilizando el Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) y el Telescopio Espacial Hubble (HST), un equipo científico descubrió que este había dejado de formar estrellas no porque hubiera agotado todo su gas, sino porque la mayor parte de su combustible para la formación de estrellas había sido expulsado del sistema cuando se fusionó con otra galaxia. Este resultado constituye una primicia para los astrónomos y astrónomas de ALMA. Además, si se demuestra que este resultado es común, podría cambiar la forma en que la comunidad científica entiende las fusiones y muertes de galaxias.
While observing a newly-dormant galaxy using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), scientists discovered that it had stopped forming stars not because it had used up all of its gas but because most of its star-forming fuel had been thrown out of the system as it merged with another galaxy. The result is a first for ALMA scientists. What’s more, if proven common, the results could change the way scientists think about galaxy mergers and deaths.
Following a generous grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation, the Central Development Laboratory (CDL) at NSF’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) will soon launch an ambitious Women in Engineering program that will increase opportunities for women to enter the field of radio astronomy through engineering pathways. The program will include a postdoctoral fellowship and a co-op program for undergraduate and graduate students.
NRAO is supporting a Mexican astronomer's work to select and develop antenna sites in northern Mexico for the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA).
El Observatorio Radioastronómico Nacional de Estados Unidos (NRAO, en su sigla en inglés) de NSF está apoyando el trabajo de un astrónomo de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) que se encargará de caracterizar, seleccionar y desarrollar sitios en el norte de México para las antenas del Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA).
Los datos observacionales sin precedentes de HL Tau obtenidos por el Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) en 2014 han sido citados en más de mil estudios científicos en los últimos 7 años y medio. Ello ha permitido que la comunidad astronómica logre importantes avances en el estudio de la formación de planetas.El hito se produce cuando los ingenieros del Observatorio Nacional de Radioastronomía (NRAO) de la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias de EE. UU. se embarcan en ambiciosas actualizaciones de los receptores responsables de la claridad de las observaciones iniciales.
Ground-breaking 2014 HL Tau observational data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has been cited in more than 1,000 scientific studies in the past 7.5 years, aiding in major breakthroughs in scientists’ understanding of planet formation. The milestone comes as engineers at the U.S. National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) embark on ambitious upgrades to the receivers responsible for the clarity of initial observations.
La comunidad científica que utilizan el Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) -en el que el Observatorio Nacional de Radioastronomía (NRAO) de EE.UU. es socio- para estudiar la formación de planetas, ha realizado la primera detección de gas en un disco circumplanetario. La detección también sugiere la presencia de un exoplaneta muy joven.
Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)— in which the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is a partner— to study planet formation have made the first-ever detection of gas in a circumplanetary disk. What’s more, the detection also suggests the presence of a very young exoplanet.
The 2022 Jansky Lectureship, honoring outstanding contributions to radio astronomy, has been awarded to Professor Françoise Combes, Chair of Galaxies and Cosmology at the College of France and Astronomer at the Paris Observatory.
Gracias al Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) por primera vez un equipo de investigación detectó luz en longitudes de onda milimétricas proveniente de una fuerte explosión causada por la fusión de una estrella de neutrones con otra estrella.
Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have for the first time recorded millimeter-wavelength light from a fiery explosion caused by the merger of a neutron star with another star.
Following a generous grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) will soon launch a two-year project to engage BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ students in learning about the electromagnetic spectrum and the excitement of amateur— also called ham— radio. The new project, Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS), is expected to offer its first student-facing trainings in January 2023.
A team of engineers testing the design efficiency of reflectors for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s upcoming next generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) has received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Harold A. Wheeler Applications Prize Paper Award for their research entitled, “An Optimal 18 m Shaped Offset Gregorian Reflector for the ngVLA Radio Telescope.” The award is presented to the authors of the best applications paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation during the previous year.
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