VLA reveals new details of protostellar jet Astronomers studying the fast-moving jet of material ejected…
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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.
Study Reveals That the Makeup and Life Cycle of Star-Forming Clouds Is Dependent on Location…
Using gravitational lensing and the VLA, astronomers discovered the faintest known radio galaxy, over 8…
Quasar Also Can Serve As ‘Beacon’ for Studying Closer Objects Astronomers using the National Science…
In order to study a wide range of astronomical phenomena, the VLA has several shapes…
GBT-VLBA System Images Lunar Landscape The National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Observatory (GBO) and National…
The supersharp radio “vision” of the National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) has…
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers led a team of scientists who discovered some of the…
Astronomers using data from the ongoing VLA Sky Survey (VLASS) have found a number of…
Massive galaxies were already much more mature in the early universe than previously expected. This…
New radio images from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) show for the first time the…
Fifty years ago, astronomers discovered carbon monoxide in space. It allowed us to see dark…
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) have made the first…
How fast is the universe expanding? We don’t know for sure. Astronomers study cosmic expansion…
Very long baseline array reveals object’s history. In this image, made with the National Science…
Not so long ago, astronomers mapped a galaxy far, far away using radio waves and…
Using the supersharp radio “vision” of the National Science Foundation’s continent-wide Very Long Baseline Array…
Planet-forming environments can be much more complex and chaotic than previously expected. This is evidenced…