National Radio Astronomy Observatory
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News tagged with national radio astronomy observatory
Scientists make first discovery using revolutionary long wavelength demonstrator array
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Scientists from NRL's Space Science and Remote Sensing Divisions, in collaboration with researchers from the University of New Mexico and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory located in Socorro, N.M., ...
The cosmos is green: Researchers catch nature in the act of 'recycling' a star (w/Animations)
May 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, researchers have observed a singular cosmic act of rebirth: the transformation of an ordinary, slow-rotating pulsar into a superfast millisecond pulsar with an almost infinitely ...
Astronomers unveiling life's cosmic origins
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Processes that laid the foundation for life on Earth -- star and planet formation and the production of complex organic molecules in interstellar space -- are yielding their secrets to astronomers ...
Black Holes Lead Galaxy Growth
Jan 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers may have solved a cosmic chicken-and-egg problem -- the question of which formed first in the early Universe -- galaxies or the supermassive black holes seen at their cores.
Research center to free chemistry from Earth's bonds
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 08, 2008 |
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A new research center combining the tools of chemistry and astronomy will use the unique laboratory of interstellar space to free the study of basic chemistry from the restrictive bonds of Earth.
High-Tech 'Heart' of New-Generation Radio Telescope Passes First Test
Aug 12, 2008 |
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The Expanded Very Large Array (EVLA), part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), took a giant step toward completion on August 7 with successful testing of advanced digital hardware designed ...
