NASA’s Twisted Discovery: First Observation of a Polar Cyclone on Uranus
Scientists used ground-based telescopes to get unprecedented views, thanks to the giant planet’s position in its long orbit around the Sun. For the first time,…
Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array News
The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) is a radio astronomy observatory located in central New Mexico, USA. It is composed of 27 independent radio antennas, each 25 meters in diameter, arranged in a Y-shaped configuration. This design allows the antennas to function together as a single giant telescope, using a technique known as interferometry, which significantly enhances the resolution and sensitivity of the observations. The VLA can be reconfigured by moving the antennas along railroad tracks, enabling astronomers to adjust the array’s size and resolution according to the specific needs of their observational projects.
Astronomers Discover Important New Information Regarding Star Formation
The study reveals cosmic rays are driving galaxies’ winds An important new hint regarding how galaxies halt intense episodes of star formation has been found…
Astronomers Catch Stellar “Intruder” Redhanded – Chaotic Streams of Dust and Gas
A rare stellar flyby in the Z Canis Majoris system was observed by scientists using ALMA and VLA, providing real-world evidence of events previously confirmed…
A Cosmic Powder Keg: When a Stable Star Explodes
The supernova remnant G344.7-0.1 is across the Milky Way about 19,600 light-years from Earth. It belongs to a class of supernovas called “Type Ia” that…
A Black Hole Triggers a Premature Supernova – First Observation of a Brand-New Kind of Supernova
The first observation of a brand-new kind of supernova had been predicted by theorists but never before confirmed. In 2017, a particularly luminous and unusual…
Astronomers Discover Jets from Massive Protostars Might be Very Different from Lower-Mass Systems
VLA reveals new details of protostellar jet. Astronomers studying the fast-moving jet of material ejected by a still-forming, massive young star found a major difference…
Cosmic Lens Reveals Faint Radio Galaxy More Than 8 Billion Light-Years From Earth
Radio telescopes are the world’s most sensitive radio receivers, capable of finding extremely faint wisps of radio emission coming from objects at the farthest reaches…
New Clues About Early Universe From Black Hole Powered Cosmic Jet 13 Billion Light-Years From Earth
Quasar also can serve as ‘beacon’ for studying closer objects. Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and Very…
First Black Hole Ever Detected – Cygnus X-1 – Is Much More Massive Than We Thought
New observations of the first black hole ever detected have led astronomers to question what they know about the Universe’s most mysterious objects. Published today…
The Very Large Array: Powerful Astronomical Shapeshifter
In order to study a wide range of astronomical phenomena, the VLA has several shapes or configurations, each with its own advantages. When the Very…
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…
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…