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4 November 2021 Next Generation Very Large Array Strongly Endorsed by Decadal Survey The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey (Astro2020) of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences has given high priority to the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) as part of its strategy and vision for the next decade of research at the frontiers of astronomy and astrophysics.
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3 November 2021 ALMA Scientists Detect Signs of Water in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
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2 November 2021 A Cosmic Whodunit: ALMA Study Confirms Whatâs Robbing Galaxies of Their Star-Forming Gas
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14 October 2021 The Baseline 9: How Do Exoplanets Form? Mind The Gaps!
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22 September 2021 ALMA Scientists Uncover the Mystery of Early Massive Galaxies Running on Empty
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21 September 2021 IMAGE RELEASE: Moonâs Tycho Crater Revealed in Intricate Detail
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7 September 2021 New Receivers Achieve First Light, Set Record for Observational Capabilities at ALMA
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2 September 2021 Stellar Collision Triggers Supernova Explosion
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Black Holes and Cosmic Clocks: How the Next Generation Very Large Array Will Test General Relativity Joseph Lazio | 21 September 2021 In the direction of the constellation of Sagittarius, in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, sits a supermassive…
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Dusty Doughnuts from your Local Cosmic Café Nan Janney | 2 August 2021 On a clear dark night, the plane of our Galaxy can be seen arching overhead, filled with bright stars…
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Debris Disks: What Can We Learn from the Leftovers of the Planet Formation Process? Jacob White | 11 June 2021 This article was originally published in Medium on March 9, 2021. Some changes have been made to the original…
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A Scintillating Description of Why Quasars Twinkle. Or, How We Tried to Break the Very Large Array. Jim Lovell | 24 May 2021 One of the great things about being a radio astronomer is that if you have a good idea, and…
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Are the Molecules of Life Right-Handed or Left-Handed? Alberto Bolatto | 3 May 2021 Molecules are found in the hard vacuum of interstellar space, in the same places where new stars and planetary…
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Exploring the Invisible Universe with Cardboard and Aluminum Foil Sam Watchman | 21 March 2021 In November 2020, Oscar Le, a high school teacher from Northern Virginia, contacted us on behalf of one of…
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All your Base(Lines) are Belong to Us Bill E. Saxton | 3 February 2021 One of the many things shared by the astronomical objects observed by NRAO radio telescopes and its Education and…
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Filling the Gap in our Knowledge of Planet Formation with the Next Generation Very Large Array Nienke van der Marel | 19 January 2021 Astronomy is all about our origin: where do we come from? What is the origin of the Earth and…
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NACtober Showcases Research, Accomplishments of National Astronomy Consortium Participants Kicking off this week, and running throughout the month of October, the annual conference of the National Astronomy Consortium (NAC)âNACtoberâwill highlight the hard work, research, and accomplishments of the 2021 NAC cohort.
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IMAGE RELEASE: Moonâs Tycho Crater Revealed in Intricate Detail The National Science Foundationâs Green Bank Observatory and National Radio Astronomy Observatory, and Raytheon Intelligence & Space have released new high-resolution images of the Moon, the highest-ever taken from the ground, using new radar technology on the Green Bank Telescope (GBT).
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NRAO Congratulates Winners of Breakthrough Prize Awards The National Radio Astronomy Observatory congratulates four astronomers who earned Breakthrough Prize Foundation awards for their outstanding research on a collision between two neutron stars. Their work made extensive use of the VLA and VLBA.
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Nine Children of NRAO Staff Among Recipients of 2021 AUI Scholarship Fourteen outstanding high school seniors were selected for the AUI 2021 Scholarshipâincluding 9 children of NRAO staff. Each scholarship awardee will receive a $3,500 scholarship, renewable for up to four years.
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