Galaxies are often surrounded by a halo of hydrogen gas. Over time a galaxy can lose this halo, which…
Super Star Clusters (SSCs) are dense clusters of bright young stars. As they evolve their intense radiation can clear…
It takes a lot of images to map the heavens. In order for the Very Large Array Sky Survey…
The formation of a star has a simple tale. A region of interstellar gas collapses under its own weight,…
Globular clusters are dense spherical groupings of stars. They are old and hold clues about the history and evolution…
Radio telescopes such as the Very Large Array (VLA) use an array of antenna dishes to collect faint radio…
Bailee Wolf, a student at The Ohio State University, has a tool to better process radio data, and it…
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FBOTs, Gamma-Ray Bursts, and Supernovae
Artist's conception illustrates the differences in phenomena resulting from an "ordinary" core-collapse supernova explosion, an explosion creating a gamma-ray burst, and one creating a Fast Blue Optical Transient. Details in text.
NRAO Making Waves
Announcements and Achievements
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NRAO Honors Pride Month: We Are {ALL} Made of Star Stuff
The NRAO has made a visible change to our logo for Pride month, because we want to send the clear message that NRAO values our current and future LGBTQIA+ colleagues, friends, and family members. We send this same message internally by taking seriously our obligation to create and maintain an environment that is safe, secure, and welcoming.
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Children of NRAO and GBO Staff Among Recipients of 2023 AUI Scholarship
Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI), has selected the recipients of its 2023 AUI Scholarship, each of whom will be awarded a $3,500 renewable scholarship ($14,000 over four years to each scholar) to support their academic careers. This year, 19 outstanding high school seniors were selected based on their academic achievement, community involvement, and leadership skills.
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NAC Student Researchers Receive Prestigious Chambliss Medals at AAS 241
Two student researchers from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s National Astronomy Consortium (NAC) program were each awarded the prestigious Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards medal during the 241st proceedings of the American Astronomical Society (AAS).
Doni Anderson and Miguel Montalvo Hernandez, undergraduate researchers who completed their NAC summer research projects in 2022, each received a Chambliss medal for exemplary research in astrophysics.
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NRAO Announces Funding Opportunities for U.S. Students
The National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) has launched two new funding opportunities for student researchers at U.S. institutions through the Student Observing Support (SOS) program and the NRAO/GBO Post-Bacc Program— a collaborative effort with the Green Bank Observatory (GBO).
Welcome to the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Here, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, along with its international partners, is building ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array.
