Astronomers have used the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope to make the first measurement of wind speed on a brown dwarf — an object intermediate in mass between a planet and a star. Based on facts known about the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn in our own Solar System, a team...
The team at CDL pushes the limits of engineering to help NRAO see the universe in new and powerful ways. Nestled among the hills of the University of Virginia campus are a couple of nondescript buildings. They are home to NRAO’s Central Development Laboratory (CDL). The buildings are easy to overlook, just as it is easy to overlook the work done...
2I/Borisov likely formed in extremely cold environment, high amounts of carbon monoxide show A galactic visitor entered our solar system last year – interstellar comet 2I/Borisov. When astronomers pointed the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) toward the comet on 15 and 16 December 2019, for the first time they directly observed...
Dear Olin Community, As you are aware, Olin has joined many other colleges in moving its operations online in order to help the public health effort to stem the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the right thing to do during this challenging time, and similar moves and restrictions are impacting the daily lives of millions across the country. However,...