Radio Astronomy
Does Starburst Activity Starve Galaxies of Gas?
[/caption]Using the partially constructed ALMA observatory, a group of astronomers have found new evidence that helps explain how young, star-forming…
Dodging Black Hole Bullets
[/caption] In mid-2009 a binary star system cataloged as H H1743–322 shot off something very unusual. Poised about 28,000 light…
Iconic Telescope Array Gets a New Name
[/caption] The pop culture-rich Very Large Array has been updated with state-of-the-art technology and to befit the VLA’s new capabilities,…
New Submillimetre Camera Sheds Light on the Dark Regions of the Universe
[/caption] The stars and faint galaxies you see when you look up at the night sky are all emitting light…
Mapping The Milky Way’s Magnetic Fields – The Faraday Sky
[/caption] Kudos to the scientists at the Max Planck Institut and an international team of radio astronomers for an incredibly…
SETI to Resume Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence; Will Target Kepler Data
After being shut down for over six months due to financial problems, The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) is once again…
Astronomers Find the Justin Bieber of Millisecond Pulsars
[/caption] Astronomers using the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have found a surprisingly young, powerful and luminous millisecond pulsar. Over the…
NASA Prepares for Asteroid’s Close Pass by Earth
[/caption] On Tuesday, November 8, at 6:28 p.m. EST, an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier will soar past…
Black Hole Secrets… Water Vapor Gives Clues To Star Formation
[/caption] A eye-opening discovery has been made by an international team of scientists led by astronomer Paul van der Werf…
Help Give the Very Large Array a New Name
[/caption] The iconic Very Large Array is almost as much pop culture as science instrument. It’s been part of movie…