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A New Opportunity to Explore the Universe
A New Opportunity to Explore the Universe
April 2, 2025 at 11:08 am | News Release

The ALMA Observatory, in collaboration with its partners, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), the European Southern Observatory…

Black Hole Jets Reveal New Insights into the Most Powerful Phenomena in the Universe
Black Hole Jets Reveal New Insights into the Most Powerful Phenomena in the Universe
March 24, 2025 at 8:00 am | News Feature

An international team of astronomers has made significant strides in understanding the mysterious jets emanating from supermassive black holes…

Astronomers Discover “Space Tornadoes” Around the Milky Way’s Core
Astronomers Discover “Space Tornadoes” Around the Milky Way’s Core
March 19, 2025 at 8:00 am | News Release

Swirling through the Milky Way’s central zone, in the turbulent region surrounding the supermassive black hole at the core…

Hidden Cosmic Fuel Tank Found in Infant Galaxy Cluster
Hidden Cosmic Fuel Tank Found in Infant Galaxy Cluster
March 17, 2025 at 12:00 pm | News Release

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), along with complementary data from the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX), have…

Image showing an active M dwarf star, Proxima Centuari, in red with many star spots, ejecting a large stellar flare in yellow and white. Proxima Centauri b, a small Earth-like planet is seen in the distant right of the image.
Small Star, Mighty Flares: ALMA Shares New View of Proxima Centauri
March 17, 2025 at 8:00 am | News Release

At a distance of just over four light years, Proxima Centauri is our nearest stellar neighbor and is known…

Space Company Taps Coast-to-Coast Radio Telescopes for Moon Mission
Space Company Taps Coast-to-Coast Radio Telescopes for Moon Mission
March 6, 2025 at 5:42 pm | News Release

Intuitive Machines has been working with the NSF NRAO over the past year to utilize the NSF Very Long Baseline Array (NSF VLBA) to support precise tracking and data downlink of Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander, named Athena, during its mission to the Moon.

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