Transit Method When a planet passes directly between a star and its observer, it dims the star’s light by…
SuperKnova is a project to provide learning opportunities in radio technology for students in a way that is inclusive…
Three million years ago the fault regions of the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains began their thunderous rise. Their…
University of the West Indies student Brianna Sampson finds than more than a thousand Giant Radio Galaxies could be hidden in the data of a radio sky survey.
University of the West Indies student Kavita Gosine Bissessar hunts for asymmetrical DRAGNs in the VLA Sky Survey.
University of Arizona student Swapnaneel Dey looks at the metallicity of interstellar clouds in our galaxy.
When a distant quasar was found to have two sources, University of Washington student Anaïs Martin wanted to find out why.
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Maintenance Vehicle that caters to all antenna sizes
The Front End Service Vehicle raises 20 feet high to service a 7-meter Japanese ALMA telescope. The FESV is based on the design of an airline catering truck. It is 36 feet long, 8 feet wide, and weighs 26 tons and has a cargo hold that can keep receiver cryogenics cold and safe.The vehicle can perform tasks on all three ALMA antennas.NRAO Making Waves
Announcements and Achievements
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NAC Alum Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Carlos Ortiz Quintana, an alumnus of the National Astronomy Consortium (NAC) at NRAO, has been awarded a five-year fellowship…
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AUI Announces 2024 Scholarship Recipients
Eighteen high school students receive award for academic achievement, community involvement and leadership skills Below are the recipients of…
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2024 Jansky Fellows Awarded
As a part of its central mission to nurture and inspire the next generation of radio astronomers, the National…
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NRAO Supports International Symposium for the Future of Science in the Caribbean
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) participated in an international symposium to bring together scientists from around the world to the Caribbean, to explore the future of science and technology in the region, the abilities of its resident scientists, and those in diaspora.
As soon as it came online, ALMA began providing valuable information about extrasolar planetary systems at all stages of their evolution.