VLA Detects Planetary Mass Object Beyond Our Solar System
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) have made the first radio-telescope detection of a planetary-mass object beyond our…
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Deep VLA Observations Of The Toothbrush Cluster
Astronomers studying the Toothbrush Cluster with new radio observations combined with other wavelengths have been able to confirm the galaxy merger scenario and estimate the…
VLA and Chandra Reveal the Shocking Results of Galaxy Cluster Collisions
Observations from the Very Large Array (VLA) and the Chandra X-ray observatory reveal a giant collision of several galaxy clusters, each containing hundreds of galaxies….
JVLA Details the Structure of the Mini-Halo in the Perseus Cluster
Using radio and X-ray data, astronomers reveal that the mini-halo in the Perseus cluster seems to be influenced both by the AGN activity and the…
Astronomers Model Extreme Jet Ejections from Black Hole X-Ray Binary V404 Cygni
In a new study, astronomers modeled observations of the black hole X-ray binary V404 Cygni during the most active phase of its June 2015 outburst….
Hubble Image of the Week – Crab Nebula in Bright Neon Colors
By combining data from several telescopes, astronomers created this captivating new image of the Crab Nebula. The unusual image was produced by combining data from…
Astronomers Identify Likely Trigger for Milky Way’s Youngest Supernova
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the NSF’s Jansky Very Large Array, astronomers have determined the likely trigger for the most recent supernova in the…
Three Datasets Produce a Unique New View of MACS J0717
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, the NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory and the NRAO Jansky Very Large Array, astronomers have created a unique view of MACS…
Astronomers Combine Telescope Data to Further Research on Galaxy Clusters
Astronomers are using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the NSF’s Jansky Very Large Array to learn more about galaxy…
VLA Provides New Insights into Solar Flares
Using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array Radio Telescope, along with other telescopes at ultraviolet and X-ray wavelengths, astronomers reveal new insights into solar…
“Halos” of Cosmic Rays and Magnetic Fields More Common Than Previously Thought
Newly published research from the CHANG-ES consortium reveals that “halos” of cosmic rays and magnetic fields above and below the galaxies’ disks are much more…
Chandra Reveals the Birth of a “Radio Phoenix”
Using X-ray, radio, and optical data, a team of astronomers has discovered a “radio phoenix” in Abell 1033. This system contains the collision of two…
First Direct Evidence of the Formation Process of Brown Dwarfs
Using the Very Large Array, an international team of astronomers has discovered jets of material ejected by still-forming young brown dwarfs, revealing the first direct…
Discovery Reveals How Gamma-Ray Emissions from Stellar Explosions are Produced
By using radio telescopes from across Europe and America, an international team of astronomers has been able to see into the heart of an exploding…
Chandra Reveals a New Composite Image of NGC 4258
This new composite image of NGC 4258 shows X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory in blue, radio data from the NSF’s Karl Jansky Very Large…
New Image Reveals Colliding Galaxy Clusters
This new image reveals a violent, complex scene of colliding galaxy clusters more than 5 billion light-years from Earth. Astronomers using the Karl G. Jansky…
Evidence Supports Solution to 30-Year-Old Puzzle of Massive Star Formation
Using the Jansky Very Large Array, astronomers have discovered evidence supporting a solution to a 30-year puzzle about the birth of massive stars. An international…
New Research Boosts Binary-Star Formation Theory
New research from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array makes disk fragmentation the strongest explanation for how close multiple star systems are formed. Using…