A black hole has blasted out a surprisingly powerful jet in the distant universe, according to a new study from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This jet exists early enough in the cosmos that it is being illuminated by the leftover glow from the big bang itself.
The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) and the Texas Tech University System (TTU System) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the establishment of a critical site for a proposed, cutting-edge telescope, the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA).
A team of chemists and astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of astrochemistry: the identification of cyanocoronene, the largest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) ever detected in space.
Nineteen high school students have been awarded for academic achievement, community involvement and leadership skills.