Newly identified Midpoint cloud reveals rare insight into star formation and the movement of galactic…
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The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is a cornerstone of global radio astronomy research, providing state-of-the-art facilities for scientists to explore the universe through radio waves. Established in 1956 and funded by the National Science Foundation, the NRAO operates major observatories including the Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, in partnership with international collaborators. These instruments enable the study of phenomena such as black holes, cosmic jets, interstellar gas clouds, and the formation of galaxies, stars, and planetary systems. NRAO also plays a key role in developing cutting-edge instrumentation and data analysis tools, supporting both fundamental research and public outreach.
Astronomers uncover how massive stars form by tracking interstellar ammonia. Using the U.S. National Science…
ALMA has revealed evidence of a new type of slim, filamentary structure that drives cycles…
Using ALMA, astronomers discovered that Proxima Centauri produces frequent, high-energy millimeter-wavelength flares that could significantly…
Astronomers have traced the persistent emissions of some fast radio bursts to plasma bubbles, advancing…
ALMA observations of FU Orionis reveal how gravitational accretion from a past gas stream causes…
Early Evolution of Planetary Disk Structures Seen for the First Time Planet formation may occur…
Using the ALMA observatory, scientists studying the protoplanetary disk around young star HD 169142 have…
A researcher has discovered non-thermal emissions from the classical nova V1674 Herculis, challenging the conventional…
Radio emissions originating about 12 light-years outside our solar system reveal possible magnetic interactions between…
ALMA Traces History of Water in Planet Formation Back to the Interstellar Medium Observations of…
While studying a nearby pair of merging galaxies using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)—…
ALMA scientists used the unique hydrogen radio recombination lines on MWC 349A to reveal hidden…
ALMA and Webb Reveal Galactic Shock is Shaping Stephan’s Quintet in Mysterious Ways Shockwaves resulting…
The Study Reveals Cosmic Rays Are Driving Galaxies’ Winds An important new hint regarding how…
Discovery of a Jupiter-Like Planet in a Binary Star System Astronomers have discovered a Jupiter-like…
ALMA Makes First-Ever Detection of Gas in a Circumplanetary Disk Astronomers using the Atacama Large…
VT 1137-0337, discovered in VLASS data, is a young neutron star with strong radio emissions…