National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) designs, builds, and runs the world's most sophisticated radio telescopes for scientists to study the Sun, planets, solar system, distant stars, galaxies, black holes, and other mysterious objects millions to billions of light-years away.
Added on 1 Jan 2009, 00:00 UTC, last updated on 11 May 2021, 14:02 UTC
Latest News
- 10 May 2021, 19:51 UTC National Radio Astronomy Observatory featured in the 2021 STEM for All Video Showcase
- 10 May 2021, 14:56 UTC The Bands of Radio Astronomy: How Astronomers See the Colors of Radio Light
- 3 May 2021, 22:50 UTC IMAGE RELEASE: New Look at a Bright Stellar Nursery
- 26 Apr 2021, 17:14 UTC ALMA Shows Massive Young Stars Forming in “Chaotic Mess”
- 20 Apr 2021, 14:59 UTC Record-breaking stellar flare from nearby star recorded in multiple wavelengths for the firs...
- 13 Apr 2021, 21:44 UTC VIDEO: Multi-wavelength Observations Reveal Impact of Black Hole on M87 Galaxy
- 13 Apr 2021, 19:59 UTC Featured Video: Mapping the Radio Sky
- 23 Mar 2021, 19:21 UTC New Images Reveal Magnetic Structures Near Supermassive Black Hole
- 15 Mar 2021, 19:01 UTC IMAGE RELEASE: Cosmic Lens Reveals Faint Radio Galaxy
- 4 Mar 2021, 18:32 UTC Most Distant Cosmic Jet Providing Clues About Early Universe
- 18 Feb 2021, 20:13 UTC VLA Helps Astronomers Make New Discoveries About Star-Shredding Events
- 9 Feb 2021, 20:00 UTC Featured Video: Rotating Galaxy Disks in the Early Universe
- 3 Feb 2021, 17:33 UTC Next Generation VLA Endorsed by Canadian Panel
- 22 Jan 2021, 21:40 UTC Successful Test Paves Way for New Planetary Radar
- 21 Jan 2021, 18:19 UTC The Very Large Array: Astronomical Shapeshifter
- 15 Jan 2021, 03:49 UTC ALMA Takes First Step Toward Return to Service
- 8 Jan 2021, 19:29 UTC Quasar Discovery Sets New Distance Record
- 21 Dec 2020, 22:23 UTC IMAGE RELEASE: A Blazar In the Early Universe
- 19 Nov 2020, 19:31 UTC NRAO and GBO Saddened at Loss of Arecibo Telescope
- 18 Nov 2020, 15:53 UTC VLA Sky Survey Reveals Newborn Jets in Distant Galaxies
- 10 Nov 2020, 14:22 UTC Catching a Radio Surprise
- 9 Nov 2020, 22:40 UTC IMAGE RELEASE: Galaxies in the Perseus Cluster
- 16 Oct 2020, 16:43 UTC Galaxies in the Infant Universe Were Surprisingly Mature
- 14 Oct 2020, 16:55 UTC ALMA Shows Volcanic Impact on Io’s Atmosphere
- 7 Oct 2020, 13:07 UTC Featured Video: The Very Large Array at 40
- 2 Oct 2020, 15:39 UTC NRAO Contest Winners Illustrate Diverse Cosmic Phenomena
- 29 Sep 2020, 17:22 UTC VLA Marks 40 Years at the Frontier of Science
- 17 Sep 2020, 22:22 UTC VLBA Makes First Direct Distance Measurement to Magnetar
- 8 Sep 2020, 16:08 UTC NRAO Joins Space Mission to the Far Side of the Moon to Explore the Early Universe
- 24 Aug 2020, 19:55 UTC IMAGE RELEASE: A Galaxy’s Stop-and-Start Young Radio Jets
- 20 Aug 2020, 14:52 UTC ALMA Discovers Misaligned Rings in Planet-Forming Disk Around Triple Stars
- 10 Aug 2020, 13:53 UTC Featured Video: Measuring the Expanding Universe
- 31 Jul 2020, 18:44 UTC The Cold Case of Carbon Monoxide
- 29 Jul 2020, 20:17 UTC VLBA Finds Planet Orbiting Small, Cool Star
- 28 Jul 2020, 17:40 UTC AAS Names NRAO Astronomer as Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer
- 24 Jul 2020, 20:06 UTC NRAO Image Contest Celebrates VLA 40th Anniversary
- 23 Jul 2020, 21:09 UTC ALMA Finds Possible Sign of Neutron Star in Supernova 1987A
- 20 Jul 2020, 19:17 UTC IMAGE RELEASE: Magnetic Field of a Spiral Galaxy
- 13 Jul 2020, 15:41 UTC ALMA Captures Stirred-Up Planet Factory
- 2 Jul 2020, 14:50 UTC 2020 Jansky Lectureship Awarded to University of Cornell Professor Martha P. Haynes
- 24 Jun 2020, 16:00 UTC NRAO Science Continues Despite the Virus
- 22 Jun 2020, 13:00 UTC Five Jansky Fellows Look to the Future of Radio Astronomy
- 16 Jun 2020, 12:00 UTC Supergiant Atmosphere of Antares Revealed by Radio Telescopes
- 11 Jun 2020, 16:26 UTC Image Release: Stellar Fireworks Celebrate Birth of Giant Cluster
- 10 Jun 2020, 19:41 UTC New Distance Measurements Bolster Challenge to Basic Model of Universe
- 7 Jun 2020, 22:49 UTC Astronomers Find Elusive Target Hiding Behind Dust
- 24 May 2020, 20:35 UTC Astronomers Discover New Class of Cosmic Explosions
- 13 May 2020, 16:00 UTC Featured Video: Viewing Active Galaxies
- 28 Apr 2020, 19:29 UTC ALMA Discovers Massive Rotating Disk in Early Universe
- 11 Apr 2020, 22:00 UTC NRAO’s Central Development Laboratory: Making the Invisible Visible
