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AUI Sponsors Student Outreach Event at 230th AAS Meeting

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VLBA Maps Turbulent ‘Weather’ in the Milky Way

Astronomers using the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array (NSF VLBA), operated by the NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO), have made the first clear, radio-wavelength detection of how turbulent gas in our own Galaxy distorts light from a distant quasar.

AUI Sponsors Student Outreach Event at 230th AAS Meeting

Associated Universities, Inc. sponsors the American Astronomical Society local student outreach event at AAS winter and summer meetings. This event is geared towards underserved populations in middle and high-school. The society welcomes local student groups, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program participants, home schoolers and families for an interactive afternoon of science.

Recent News

VLBA Maps Turbulent ‘Weather’ in the Milky Way

Astronomers using the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array (NSF VLBA), operated by the NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO), have made the first clear, radio-wavelength detection of how turbulent gas in our own Galaxy distorts light from a distant quasar.