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Looking for something to do this Memorial Day weekend? Very Large Array (VLA) 📍 New Mexico ⏰ Open 7 days a week, 9 AM - 4 PM 🔗 visitvla.com Green Bank Observatory (GBO) 📍 West Virginia ⏰ Open 7 days a week, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (summer) 🔗 greenbankobservatory.org/visit

Looking for something to do this Memorial Day weekend?

Very Large Array (VLA)
📍 New Mexico
⏰ Open 7 days a week, 9 AM - 4 PM
🔗 visitvla.com

Green Bank Observatory (GBO)
📍 West Virginia
⏰ Open 7 days a week, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (summer)
🔗 greenbankobservatory.org/visit
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Very Large Array (VLA) antenna. Part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), consists of 27 radio antennas arranged in a Y-configuration. Each antenna, measuring 82 ft in diameter, is a parabolic dish that collects incoming radio waves and focuses them onto a receiver

Very Large Array (VLA) antenna. Part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), consists of 27 radio antennas arranged in a Y-configuration. Each antenna, measuring 82 ft in diameter, is a parabolic dish that collects incoming radio waves and focuses them onto a receiver
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🌈The electromagnetic spectrum. On the top you can see the corresponding wavelengths; on the bottom are examples of objects and instruments that emit the various types of radiation.

🌈The electromagnetic spectrum.
On the top you can see the corresponding wavelengths; on the bottom are examples of objects and instruments that emit the various types of radiation.
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📡#June with: New link between water and planet formation revealed A scientific collaboration used ALMA to discover water vapor in the protoplanetary disk of the young star HL Tauri, located 450 light years from Earth. ALMA Calendar⬇️ 🔗almaobservatory.org/en/outreach/do…

📡#June with: New link between water and planet formation revealed
A scientific collaboration used ALMA to discover water vapor in the protoplanetary disk of the young star HL Tauri, located 450 light years from Earth.

ALMA Calendar⬇️
🔗almaobservatory.org/en/outreach/do…
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Futuristic Radio Telescope Will Spot Baby Solar Systems—If It’s Funded A new telescope project called the Next-Generation Very Large Array will revolutionize radio astronomy if it gets the funding it needs. via Scientific American Scientific American scientificamerican.com/article/upgrad…

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Calling all Middle and High School Science Teachers! Join us for AstroBio 2025, a 5-day Astrobiology Workshop at the Green Bank Observatory (📍WV). 🗓️ June 29 – July 4, 2025 💰 FREE! (Room & Board included + stipends) Spots are limited so register now! greenbankobservatory.org/news/astrobiol…

Calling all Middle and High School Science Teachers! 

Join us for AstroBio 2025, a 5-day Astrobiology Workshop at the Green Bank Observatory (📍WV).

🗓️ June 29 – July 4, 2025
💰 FREE! (Room & Board included + stipends)

Spots are limited so register now! greenbankobservatory.org/news/astrobiol…
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Listen to Associated Universities' latest podcast episode now! 🎙️🎧 Spotify: spoti.fi/3FHijr7 Podbean: bit.ly/4jIHXuw YouTube: bit.ly/436ndr0 Join science outreach professionals Space Case Sarah and Kuiper Kat for STEM outreach tips in the digital age.

Listen to Associated Universities' latest podcast episode now! 🎙️🎧

Spotify: spoti.fi/3FHijr7
Podbean: bit.ly/4jIHXuw
YouTube: bit.ly/436ndr0

Join science outreach professionals Space Case Sarah and Kuiper Kat for STEM outreach tips in the digital age.
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What are we looking at? 📡 Check out NRAO's Mission Control Feature to see what's being observed by the Very Large Array, Green Bank Telescope, and ALMA Observatory in real time: public.nrao.edu/explore/missio… * Current VLA Observation: Supernovae with Luminous Radio Counterparts *

What are we looking at? 📡

Check out NRAO's Mission Control Feature to see what's being observed by the Very Large Array, Green Bank Telescope, and ALMA Observatory in real time: public.nrao.edu/explore/missio… 

* Current VLA Observation: Supernovae with Luminous Radio Counterparts *
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#Astronomy community, this month's issue of the NRAO Newsletter is now available! Read here: science.nrao.edu/enews/18.6 Learn more about recent science events, the NRAO budget, GBT data availability, ALMA updates, an open Research Associate position, and more.

#Astronomy community, this month's issue of the NRAO Newsletter is now available! Read here: science.nrao.edu/enews/18.6

Learn more about recent science events, the NRAO budget, GBT data availability, ALMA updates, an open Research Associate position, and more.
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From the Very Large Array, Senior Public Information Officer Corrina Jaramillo Feldman discusses the latest technology being added to the VLA., how the VLA works, the ins and outs of the facility, and what they have been learning about our universe. omny.fm/shows/tj-trout…

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A few weeks ago, NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI) brought together leading voices in astronomy and AI for the 2025 Cosmic Horizons Conference. Eric Murphy, NSF NRAO Scientist, was one of the panel participants. public.nrao.edu/news/inaugural…

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NEW: Texas Tech University System and NSF NRAO Forge Cosmic Alliance in West Texas Partnership paves the way for Next Generation radio telescope and science education at 3 Rivers Ranch. #ngVLA public.nrao.edu/news/texas-tec…

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NEW: From Stardust to Stone: Windswept Grains Hold Clues to Planet’s Beginnings Astronomers using ALMA Observatory📡 discover that stellar winds help dust grains grow into planet-building pebbles, offering fresh insight into the origins of rocky planets like Earth. public.nrao.edu/news/from-star…

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NEW: ALMA AGE-PRO Reveals Lives of Planet-Forming Disks Observations of 30 protoplanetary disks change our understanding of the evolution of gas in the birthplace of exoplanets. ALMA Observatory📡 public.nrao.edu/news/alma-plan…

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NEW results from SETI (using the NSF Very Large Array) presented at #AAS246: Unusual stellar nurseries found near our galaxy’s center! 🌌 The SETI Institute public.nrao.edu/news/unusual-s… 📸 Credit: J. De Buizer (SETI) / SOFIA / Spitzer / Herschel