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AUI and Managed Facilities to Attend AAS 244

AUI and Managed Facilities to Attend AAS 244

The National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and Green Bank Observatory (GBO) will present at the 244th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Madison, Wisconsin, from June 9-13.

Radio Technology Expands Frontiers of Astronomy and Medicine

Radio Technology Expands Frontiers of Astronomy and Medicine

Experts from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and the medical imaging field presented to an audience of around 2,000 at the prestigious International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Conference in Singapore. Their talk, “From Innerspace to Outer Space: How? A Point-Counterpoint Exchange and Discussion,” highlighted the cross-section between radio astronomy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques.

Spotted: ‘Death Star’ Black Holes in Action

Spotted: ‘Death Star’ Black Holes in Action

Huge black holes are firing powerful beams of particles into space — and then changing their aim to fire at new targets. This discovery was made using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s (NRAO) Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA).