The NRAO NINE (National and International Non-traditional Exchange) program and Office of Diversity and Inclusion aim to train students…


On Young Love (of Radio Telescopes)
My two-year-old loves radio telescopes. My friends are convinced that I trained my son Günther to point to and…

When Astronomers See Disks, They See Chemical Cauldrons
Astronomy has shown us striking images of galaxies, star clusters, and vast glowing nebula. But for many scientists, that…

Remember to Look Up at the Stars, Not Down at your Data
Last June 2018, a group of astronomy educators, under the auspices of the National Science Foundation’s Astronomy in Chile…

How Solar Systems Speak to Us
How do we know what’s going on in protoplanetary disks? Visible light telescopes don’t reveal much, because the thick…

What’s in that Dusty Gap?
Tiny acorns make giant oak trees. But did you know that entire planets are born from pieces even smaller than…