The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is thrilled to announce that a record-breaking total of 4,250 hours of science-quality data were successfully collected on the 12-m Array during Cycle 10.
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Ken Kellermann Awarded the 2024 Karl G. Jansky Lectureship
Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) and the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) have awarded the 2024 Karl G. Jansky Lectureship to Dr. Ken Kellermann, Senior Scientist, Emeritus at NSF NRAO.
NRAO Part of New AI Institutes Launched by U.S. National Science Foundation and Simons Foundation
Researchers at two new institutes funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation will build a new breed of astronomical tools by harnessing the uniquely powerful abilities of artificial intelligence to assist and accelerate humanity’s understanding of the universe.
ALMA Detects Hallmark ‘Wiggle’ of Gravitational Instability in Planet-Forming Disk
An international team of astronomers led by Jessica Speedie, Department of Physics & Astronomy Ph.D. candidate at the University of Victoria (Canada), observed the well-characterized protoplanetary disk around AB Aurigae and found observational evidence that matches the alternative “top-down” theoretical sequence of planet formation.