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The NRAO provides state-of-the-art radio telescope facilities for use by the international scientific community.
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National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) The National Radio Astronomy Observatory strongly believes that a diverse staff is critical to our mission of enabling world-class science with cutting edge radio facilities for the scientific community, to train the next generation of scientists and engineers, and to foster a scientifically literate society. Headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory was founded in 1957 by the National Science Foundation and Associated Universities, Inc. The Observatory operates, maintains, and further develops two state-of-the-art radio telescope arrays that are impacting nearly every field of astrophysics. The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), located in northern Chile, is a joint international partnership between North America, Europe, East Asia, and the Republic of Chile. Composed of 66 high-precision antennas on a 5000-meter elevation site in the Atacama Desert of Chile, it is the largest ground based global astronomy endeavor in history. The ALMA Science Center is located at the NRAO headquarters in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Jansky Very Large Array is located in central New Mexico and is composed of 25 radio telescopes. The site sits at a 2124-meter elevation and routinely delivers dramatic science results from the Solar System to the most distant galaxies. The Pete V. Domenici Science Operations Center is located in Socorro, New Mexico. The technology research and development behind the NRAO telescopes is housed at the NRAO Central Development Laboratory in Charlottesville, Virginia, where they embrace a science-driven research and development program that supports the astronomy community’s highest priority science goals.
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RIX Industries is featured in the latest issue of Cold Facts for our groundbreaking work with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory! Together, we're helping power the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) with our Thermoacoustic Stirling-cycle Cryocooler (TASC)—a smarter, more sustainable approach to cryogenic cooling. Less power - Less Helium - Less Maintenance - Better Performance This partnership highlights what’s possible when industry and science align and opens the door to broader applications in space, medicine, and clean energy. Read the full story from the Cryogenic Society of America - Page 36! #Cryogenics #Cryocooler #TASC #RIXIndustries #NRAO #ngVLA
Cold Facts Volume 41 Number 3 is online and in the mail. This issue highlights NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s #Cryogenics and Fluids Branch, which is supporting missions like COSI and PRIMA with advanced cryogenic systems, including new control electronics and multi-stage cooling technologies. Download now! https://lnkd.in/gQpafjSr
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Radio #ImageoftheWeek 📡 Construction of the first NSF Very Long Baseline Array (NSF VLBA) antenna - Pie Town, NM - circa 1986. See more VLBA photos from the Archives: https://lnkd.in/gHHRzBSC 📸 Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO #Throwback #FlashbackFriday
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Congratulations to Eliza Hillenkamp and Raphael Baer-Way, who have been awarded prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships (GRFP) from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)! Raphael Baer-Way (graduate student at UVA) and Eliza Hillenkamp (post bacc student) have been working with NRAO scientist Poonam Chandra on multiwavelength observations of interacting supernovae, using combined data from the Very Large Array, GMRT, and Chandra. Raphael's thesis focuses on the mass-loss that occurs in massive stars' dying moments, while Eliza - who will be starting her PhD at UC San Diego this fall - seeks to understand the environments these stars were in thousands of years before explosion. About GRFP: The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and strength of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who have demonstrated the potential to be high-achieving scientists and engineers, early in their careers. https://nsfgrfp.org
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NEW: Groundbreaking Magnetic Field Discovery Near Massive Protostar Made Possible by NSF NRAO’s Very Large Array Using the VLA, an international team of astronomers has for the first time detected circular polarization in radio emission originating from a massive protostar, IRAS 18162-2048—unveiling fresh clues about the cosmic forces shaping our universe. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) Indian Institute of Science (IISc) https://lnkd.in/gjWB8dcU
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#OnThisDay The very first move of a Very Large Array (VLA) antenna was 50 years ago today, on 18 July 1975, when the transporter moved Antenna #1 away from the Assembly Building! The second photography was taken during the 1,000th VLA antenna move on 26 February 1991: CamTrak (AKA Transporter #2) lifts its wheels to turn onto the rail spur to bring antenna 15 towards station DN9, its new location. The transporters are crucial to making the VLA a flexible instrument operating in multiple configurations. Transporter #1 was named "Hein's Trein," honoring long-time NRAO Associate Director Hein Hvatum; Transporter #2, "CamTrak," honored Campbell Wade, who helped design the VLA and led the search for/acquisition of the VLA site. Current transporter names are "Jack of Diamonds" and "High Plains Lifter." 📸 Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO
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#Astronomy community, this month's issue of the NRAO Newsletter is now available! Read here: https://lnkd.in/g8wpsAEx Learn more about upcoming workshops/conferences, a new partnership with Texas Tech, the VLA+VLBA to ngVLA Transition Report, and more.
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NEW: Space’s Spinning Enigma: A ‘Unicorn’ Object Defies Astrophysics Researchers, led by Fengqiu Adam Dong – a Jansky Fellow at the NSF Green Bank Observatory (NSF GBO) – have identified an exceptionally unusual cosmic object known as a Long Period Radio Transient (LPT), named CHIME J1634+44. https://lnkd.in/dFB_9W8D
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NEW: Astronomers Discover Massive Molecular Cloud Hidden in Milky Way The newly discovered Giant Molecular Cloud (GMC) is about 60 parsecs—or 200 light years—long! Nicknamed the "Midpoint Cloud," it offers a rare glimpse into star formation and the dynamic flow of galactic material toward the Milky Way's center. https://lnkd.in/gBZ4EZFc