Two teams of astronomers have made a compelling case in the 33-year-old mystery surrounding Supernova…
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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.
This image shows the huge extent of a spiral galaxy’s magnetic field. The galaxy NGC…
An international team of astronomers has created the most detailed map yet of the atmosphere…
Astronomers created a stunning new image showing stellar fireworks in star cluster G286.21+0.17. Most stars…
Observational Results Bolster Challenge to Theory A new set of precision distance measurements made with…
Astronomers Find Elusive Target Hiding Behind Dust Astronomers acting on a hunch have likely resolved…
Blasts differ from ‘ordinary’ supernovae, gamma-ray bursts. Astronomers have found two objects that, added to…
In our 13.8 billion-year-old universe, most galaxies like our Milky Way form gradually, reaching their…
2I/Borisov likely formed in extremely cold environment, high amounts of carbon monoxide show. A galactic…
Astronomers have used the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and…
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have found striking orbital geometries in protoplanetary disks…
ALMA sees material around two growing supermassive black holes in unprecedented detail. An international team…
Roughly half of the newly-discovered black holes are not at the centers of their galaxies.…
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. It is also the brightest planet…
Look at this new radio image covered with dots, each of which is a distant…
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have spotted the light of a massive…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEjKYGeneH0 What happens when a black hole has a star for dinner? In this new…
This image of the “Whale Galaxy” (NGC 4631), made with the National Science Foundation’s Karl…