Original posted by The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/01/23/shutdown-could-soon-block-telescopes-view-heavens/ By Ben Guarino and Carolyn Y. Johnson January 23 at 2:49 PM Mammoth telescopes and observatories that scout the sky for traces...
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VLA Discovers Powerful Jet Coming from “Wrong” Kind of Star
Sep 26, 2018 | General, NRAO, Science, VLA
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) have discovered a fast-moving jet of material propelled outward from a type of neutron star previously thought incapable of launching such a jet. The discovery, the scientists...
Radio Observations Confirm Superfast Jet of Material From Neutron Star Merger
Sep 5, 2018 | GBO, NRAO, Science, VLA
Precise measurement using a continent-wide collection of National Science Foundation (NSF) radio telescopes has revealed that a narrow jet of particles moving at nearly the speed of light broke out into interstellar space after a pair of neutron stars merged in a...
First Science with ALMA’s Highest-Frequency Capabilities
Aug 17, 2018 | ALMA, General, Science, VLA
Astronomers observe cosmic steam jets and molecules galore Synopsis: A team of scientists using the highest-frequency capabilities of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has uncovered jets of warm water vapor streaming away from a newly forming...
VLA Gives Tantalizing Clues About Source of Energetic Cosmic Neutrino
Astronomers pinpoint likely source of high-energy cosmic rays for first time A single, ghostly subatomic particle that traveled some 4 billion light-years before reaching Earth has helped astronomers pinpoint a likely source of high-energy cosmic rays for the first...
Drone Footage of the VLA
The VLA in pictures and video
Mar 8, 2018 | General, Science, VLA
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory recently unveiled two great resources for learning more about the Very Large Array (VLA). Watch the video below, then head on over the to The VLA Explorer for a thorough tour of the VLA facilities! Welcome to central New...
Army Aviators Drop in for Tour of VLA
Mar 8, 2018 | General, Science, VLA
As part of a training event, the U.S. Army’s C Company, 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, First ArmoredDivision, based at Fort Bliss, Texas, made a stop at the Karl Jansky Very Large Array on February 20. Arriving in five UH-60 Blackhawk...
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VLA Helps Astronomers Make New Discoveries About Star-Shredding Events
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Radio Telescope is So Powerful it Can See the Surface of Other Worlds
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Next Generation VLA Endorsed by Canadian Panel
The Canadian Astronomy Long Range Plan 2020-2030, a report on priorities and recommendations for Canadian astronomy over the next decade, has recommended that Canada support the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s (NRAO) proposed Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA), saying the new facility will enable transformational science across many areas of astrophysics.
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This Insane Picture of The Moon Was Actually Taken From Earth
A test of a powerful new space imaging instrument has given us a gloriously detailed new perspective of the Apollo 15 Moon landing site.
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The National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Observatory (GBO) and National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), and Raytheon Intelligence & Space conducted a test in November to prove that a new radio telescope system can capture high-resolution images in near-Earth space.
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Astronomers Discover New Class of Cosmic Explosions
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Astronomers Measure Wind Speed on a Brown Dwarf
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New NSF Support Agreement for Next Generation Very Large Array
Oct 17, 2019 | ALMA, NRAO, Policy, VLA
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded an additional $4M to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) to fund the design and development of the next generation Very Large Array (ngVLA). With this funding...
New Method May Resolve Difficulty in Measuring Universe’s Expansion
Aug 12, 2019 | NRAO, VLA, VLBA
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