The National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) are joining efforts to expand the capabilities of the world’s most powerful millimeter/ submillimeter...
13-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
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This blog post celebrates highlights from the brilliant career of astronomer Paul Vanden Bout, who recently received the Karl G. Jansky Lectureship from NRAO. Vanden Bout's vision for millimeter-wavelength astronomy led to the creation of several...
7-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
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Gravity can focus light like a lens, allowing astronomers to see distant galaxies and explore dark matter. Join our host Summer Ash of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory as she talks about how astronomers use gravitational lensing to study the...
5-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT
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Many objects in the Universe have magnetic fields. Planets such as Earth and Jupiter, the Sun and other stars, even galaxies billions of light years away.
22-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
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On August 20, 2023, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) marked 30 years since the National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) had its inauguration ceremony in the high desert of New Mexico. In the three decades since,...
24-Aug-2023 3:15 PM EDT
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A study of rare megastorms on Saturn using data from the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array has revealed disruptions in the distribution of ammonia gas in the planet’s deep atmosphere. The findings raise questions...
10-Aug-2023 12:00 PM EDT
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Although the location of St. Croix is perfect for a VLBA antenna, the island poses significant challenges for using and maintaining a radio antenna. The St. Croix dish is located on the eastern side of the island, almost at sea level. So it is...
28-Jul-2023 9:00 AM EDT
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Fast radio bursts are powerful flashes of light that shine for only milliseconds. Join our host Summer Ash of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory as she talks about how astronomers study these mysterious bursts, and what might be causing them.
3-Jul-2023 8:50 AM EDT
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Radio astronomy has profoundly changed and enlarged our understanding of our Universe, enabling new discoveries, opening new celestial windows, revealing an otherwise invisible Universe.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a simple molecule, just one carbon atom closely bound to one oxygen. Neither of the...
01 Nov 2023
When the morning sun rises over the lands of the United States, it rises first over St. Croix. Located......
28 Jul 2023
When a star begins to form, the heat and pressure generated during the initial collapse of a protostar can....
09 Jun 2023
Astrophysical masers are microwave lasers that occur naturally in space. They are found in regions of gas t...
07 Jun 2023
The Jets and OUtflows Revealing the Nature and Evolutions of massive YSOs (JOURNEY) Project aims to better ...
07 Jun 2023
The birth of a star begins with the collapse of cold molecular gas under its gravitational weight. But once...
06 Jun 2023
Our atmosphere is fairly transparent to a range of radio frequencies, but not perfectly transparent. Astron...
06 Jun 2023
2,712 miles, 3 covid vaccines, 1000 forms, 4 Trader Joes stops later and I have photographed the Karl G.......
30 Mar 2023
Galaxies are often surrounded by a halo of hydrogen gas. Over time a galaxy can lose this halo, which......
12 Jan 2023
Super Star Clusters (SSCs) are dense clusters of bright young stars. As they evolve their intense radiation...
12 Jan 2023
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