Radio Astronomy
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…
Take a Look: Huge Asteroid to Fly By Earth in November
[/caption] A large space rock will pass close to Earth on November 8, 2011 and astronomers are anticipating the chance…
Students Find Rare “Recycled” Pulsar
[/caption] From a press release from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory: In the constellation of Ophiuchus, above the disk of…
First Images from Europe-Wide Giant Radio Observatory
[/caption] An array of radio telescopes has connected for the first time to its various locations across Europe, creating the…
An Apertif to the Next Radio Astronomy Entrée
[/caption]To aid in the digestion of a new era in radio astronomy, a new technique for improving the is unfolding…
New Technique Could Track Down Dark Energy
[/caption] From an NRAO press release: Dark energy is thescientists have given to what is causing the Universe…
Radio Observations Provide New Explanation for Hanny’s Voorwerp
[/caption] Is Hanny's Voorwerp the result of a "light echo" of a violent event that happened long ago or perhaps…
Scientist Explains New LOFAR Image of Quasar 3C196
[/caption] We received several questions about our article on the new high-resolution LOFAR (LOw Frequency Array) image of quasar 3C196,…
First High-Res, Low Frequency Radio Image from LOFAR Array
[/caption] Just eight of the eventual forty-four antenna stations for the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) were combined to produce the…
Supernova or GRB? Radio Observations Allow Astronomers to Find Unusual Object
[/caption] For the first time, astronomers have found a supernova explosion with properties similar to a gamma-ray burst, but without…