This news article was originally published on NRAO.edu on January 9, 2023.Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/JWST/ P. Appleton (Caltech), B.Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)Shockwaves resulting from the violent collision between an intruder galaxy and Stephan’s Quintet are helping...
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ALMA Scientists Find Pair of Black Holes Dining Together in Nearby Galaxy Merger
Jan 13, 2023 | ALMA, General, NRAO
This news article was originally published on NRAO.edu on January 9, 2023.Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), M. Weiss (NRAO/AUI/NSF)While studying a nearby pair of merging galaxies using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)— an international observatory...
Hydrogen Masers Reveal New Secrets of a Massive Star to ALMA Scientists
Jan 13, 2023 | ALMA, General, NRAO
This news article was originally published on NRAO.edu on January 9, 2023.Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), M. Weiss (NRAO/AUI/NSF)Scientists used the unique hydrogen radio recombination lines on MWC 349A to reveal hidden collimated jets While using the Atacama Large...
Scientists Find Elusive Gas From Post-starburst Galaxies Hiding in Plain Sight
Apr 25, 2022 | Uncategorized, ALMA, General, NRAO
This news article was originally published on NRAO.edu on Apr. 25, 2022.Scientists discovered that post-starburst galaxies condense their gas rather than expelling it, begging the question: what’s actually keeping them from forming stars? Post-starburst galaxies were...
Big Astronomy Hosts Live Talk and Q&A with Astronaut Dr. Sian Proctor
Feb 1, 2022 | Uncategorized, ALMA, General, Science, STEM
On Friday, February 4 at 7:00 pm EST, join astronaut, geoscientist, explorer and space artist Dr. Sian Proctor for a live talk and Q&A hosted by Big Astronomy.
NRAO Director Tony Beasley Honored as Lifetime AAAS Fellow
Jan 26, 2022 | Uncategorized, ALMA, General, NRAO, Science, STEM, VLA, VLBA
Tony Beasley, Director of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and AUI Vice President for Radio Astronomy Operations, was today elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Astronomers make first clear detection of a moon-forming disc around an exoplanet
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter /submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is a partner, astronomers have unambiguously detected the presence of a disc around a planet outside our Solar System for the first time.
After Long Shutdown, Giant Radio Telescope Array Set to Resume Observations
Mar 15, 2021 | ALMA, General, Science
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a set of 66 radio astronomy dishes perched high in the Chilean Andes, was hit hard by the pandemic. It shut down on 22 March 2020 and has remained silent ever since—far longer than most scientific facilities....
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NSF and SpaceX Finalize Radio Spectrum Coordination Agreement
ALMA and JWST Reveal Galactic Shock is Shaping Stephan’s Quintet in Mysterious Ways
ALMA Scientists Find Pair of Black Holes Dining Together in Nearby Galaxy Merger
Hydrogen Masers Reveal New Secrets of a Massive Star to ALMA Scientists
Northwest Indian College Hosts Inaugural Cosmovisions of the Pacific Meeting
AUI Board of Trustees Elects Christine Wilson as Board Chair and William Harris as Vice Chair
Heising—Simons Foundation Partners with AUI and the IAU to Boost Gender Equity Programs for Young Astronomers
New NSF Funded Project Will Study How Podcasts Can Support Inclusive STEM Learning
AUI and NRAO Announce 2022 NAC Bridge Scholarship Recipients
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Recent News
NSF and SpaceX Finalize Radio Spectrum Coordination Agreement
ALMA and JWST Reveal Galactic Shock is Shaping Stephan’s Quintet in Mysterious Ways
ALMA Scientists Find Pair of Black Holes Dining Together in Nearby Galaxy Merger
Hydrogen Masers Reveal New Secrets of a Massive Star to ALMA Scientists
Northwest Indian College Hosts Inaugural Cosmovisions of the Pacific Meeting
AUI Board of Trustees Elects Christine Wilson as Board Chair and William Harris as Vice Chair
Heising—Simons Foundation Partners with AUI and the IAU to Boost Gender Equity Programs for Young Astronomers
New NSF Funded Project Will Study How Podcasts Can Support Inclusive STEM Learning
AUI and NRAO Announce 2022 NAC Bridge Scholarship Recipients
ALMA and JWST Reveal Galactic Shock is Shaping Stephan’s Quintet in Mysterious Ways
Jan 13, 2023 | ALMA, General, NRAO
This news article was originally published on NRAO.edu on January 9, 2023.Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/JWST/ P. Appleton (Caltech), B.Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)Shockwaves resulting from the violent collision between an intruder galaxy and Stephan’s Quintet are helping...
ALMA Scientists Find Pair of Black Holes Dining Together in Nearby Galaxy Merger
Jan 13, 2023 | ALMA, General, NRAO
This news article was originally published on NRAO.edu on January 9, 2023.Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), M. Weiss (NRAO/AUI/NSF)While studying a nearby pair of merging galaxies using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)— an international observatory...
Hydrogen Masers Reveal New Secrets of a Massive Star to ALMA Scientists
Jan 13, 2023 | ALMA, General, NRAO
This news article was originally published on NRAO.edu on January 9, 2023.Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), M. Weiss (NRAO/AUI/NSF)Scientists used the unique hydrogen radio recombination lines on MWC 349A to reveal hidden collimated jets While using the Atacama Large...
Scientists Find Elusive Gas From Post-starburst Galaxies Hiding in Plain Sight
Apr 25, 2022 | Uncategorized, ALMA, General, NRAO
This news article was originally published on NRAO.edu on Apr. 25, 2022.Scientists discovered that post-starburst galaxies condense their gas rather than expelling it, begging the question: what’s actually keeping them from forming stars? Post-starburst galaxies were...