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The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the U.S. National Science Foundation. #RadioAstronomy

📡 VLA, ALMA, VLBA, GBT, ngVLA
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Hi Bluesky! 👋 We are the NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO). #RadioAstronomy

Telescopes:
📡 Very Large Array (VLA)
📡 Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA)
📡 Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)
📡 Green Bank Telescope (GBT)
📡 Next Generation VLA (ngVLA)

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The NSF Very Large Array is open daily for visitors to explore - but did you know that we also offer free guided tours on Saturdays and Sundays?

Tour included with regular Visitor Center admission on weekends. No separate ticket needed.

🗓️ https://public.nrao.edu/events/

#VisitVLA #VLA #Astronomy
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
[astronomers clamoring] is a regular occurrence at the VLA, even when we're not on tv.

#Pluribus #VeryLargeArray #Astronomy
only a little ways into Pluribus but this is the kind of screen that basically guarantees I will want to watch the rest of it
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Cat’s out of the bag! 📡🎥🎬 The NSF NRAO is thrilled to officially share that the Very Large Array appears in Vince Gilligan’s new AppleTV+ series #Pluribus.

We’re honored to have served as a filming site and for the chance to work with such a talented team!

📸 Credit: Matt Credle

#VLA #Astronomy
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
NEW: NSF NRAO and Mexican Institutions Sign Historic Agreements to Advance ngVLA Collaboration

Representatives from UNAM and several other leading Mexican universities/research institutes have signed a Letter of Intent to form a Consortium of Mexican Universities and Institutions. #Astronomy #ngVLA
NSF NRAO and Mexican Institutions Sign Historic Agreements to Advance ngVLA Collaboration - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
The U.S. NSF’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory and leading Mexican universities have signed landmark agreements advancing Mexico’s participation in the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA), s...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
🚨 Deadline Monday, November 17! 🚨

The @amphilsociety.bsky.social and Green Bank Observatory are accepting applications to the Baruch Blumberg Grant in #Astrobiology. Grants are open to grad students, postdoctoral, and early career scientists. Apply now!

#Astronomy #AstroBio #Grant
Baruch Blumberg Grants in Astrobiology | American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society (APS) is pleased to partner with the Green Bank Observatory (GBO) to offer research support through the Blumberg Grants in Astrobiology. Funds are available to suppo...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
NEW: Astronomers Discover a Superheated Star Factory in the Early Universe

Astronomers have uncovered a previously unknown, extreme kind of star factory by taking the temperature of a distant galaxy using the ALMA telescope. 🌡️📡

#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy #ALMA
Astronomers Discover a Superheated Star Factory in the Early Universe - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Astronomers have uncovered a previously unknown, extreme kind of star factory by taking the temperature of a distant galaxy...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
#NewMexico Please join us for the 60th Annual Jansky Lecture, "Exploring the Dusty Origins of Star Clusters" by Dr. Jean Turner.

📍 New Mexico Tech
🗓️ Friday, Nov 21
⏰ 7:00 PM

FREE! No registration required. https://science.nrao.edu/science/jansky-lecture/speakers/2025-jansky-lecturer-jean-turner
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The NRAO is in Görlitz, Germany this week at the Astronomical Data Analysis and Software Systems (#ADASS) astro-computing conference!

We are looking forward to discussing #ngVLA, #ALMA, #GreenBank, data formats, telescope operations, machine learning, and AI with our DZA colleagues. #ADASS2025
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
#Hiring The NSF NRAO is seeking an Assistant Director for Facilities and Administration (Charlottesville, VA).

The AD is the chief administrative officer for the Observatory - business administration and other support services.

Apply: https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/aui/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/767
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Support the Very Large Array (VLA) by joining our Membership Program today!

Inspire the next generation of scientists by supporting K-12 #astronomy and #STEM education initiatives - for as low as $25/year!

Join today: https://public.nrao.edu/join
November 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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That one time over a decade ago when I happened to drive by the Very Large Array(I didn't even know it was there😂) right as a massive storm rolled through. That's why they call me Lucky I guess😉
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October 31, 2025 at 2:47 AM
With a proposed 263 telescopes spanning nearly 9,000 km (214 of the dishes being concentrated in the U.S. Southwest), the Next Generation Very Large Array is expected to have about 10x the sensitivity and 10x the spatial resolution of the current Very Large Array or ALMA!

#Astronomy #ngVLA
October 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
NEW: Astronomers Share Largest Molecular Survey To-date: GOTHAM Legacy Data Goes Public

The “GBT Observations of TMC-1: Hunting Aromatic Molecules” research survey - aka GOTHAM - dataset, charting more than 100 molecular species, is now publicly available.

#Astronomy #RadioAstronomy #ScienceNews
Astronomers Share Largest Molecular Survey To-date: GOTHAM Legacy Data Goes Public - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
A groundbreaking new dataset from the U.S. National Science Foundation Green Bank Telescope (NSF GBT) is now publicly available,...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
NEW: Astronomers Map Mysterious “Dark” Gas in the Milky Way

For the first time, astronomers using the Green Bank Telescope have created a large-scale map of a mysterious form of matter known as CO-dark molecular gas.

#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy #GreenBankTelescope #NRAO
Astronomers Map Mysterious “Dark” Gas in the Milky Way - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
An international team of astronomers has created the first-ever large-scale maps of a mysterious form of matter, known as...
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October 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Deadline extended to Monday, October 27!

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Calling all early career scientists! The NSF NRAO invites applications for the 2026 Jansky Fellowship Program.

🚨 Application Deadline is October 22, 2025 at 11:59 pm EDT 🚨

Details and apply: https://science.nrao.edu/opportunities/postdoctoral-programs/jansky
October 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
NEW: Astronomers Spot Magnetically-Guided Streamer Funneling Star-Building Material into Newborn System in Perseus

Imagine a garden hose, but instead of water, it’s smoothly delivering star-building material in a winding path carved by invisible forces.

#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy #ALMA
Astronomers Spot Magnetically-Guided Streamer Funneling Star-Building Material into Newborn System in Perseus - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
A team of astronomers led by Paulo Cortes, a scientist with the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Calling all early career scientists! The NSF NRAO invites applications for the 2026 Jansky Fellowship Program.

🚨 Application Deadline is October 22, 2025 at 11:59 pm EDT 🚨

Details and apply: https://science.nrao.edu/opportunities/postdoctoral-programs/jansky
October 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
#OnThisDay Dedication of the NRAO - October 17, 1957.

Hard to believe it's been 68 years!

👤 From left: Richard M. Emberson, Lloyd V. Berkner, G. A. Nay, John W. Findlay, Ned L. Ashton, David S. Heeschen, H. Hockenberry, with model of 140 Foot Telescope

#OTD #FlashbackFriday #NRAO #RadioAstronomy
October 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Thanks to all who joined us at the VLA Fall Open House this past weekend! 📡 We appreciate you braving the weather and spending the day with us.

🗓️ Stay tuned for our next VLA Open House which will be in April 2026, date TBD.

#VeryLargeArray #VLA #RadioAstronomy #Astronomy #NRAO #NewMexico
October 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
NEW: Astronomers Discover Fastest-Evolving Radio Signals Ever Observed from Black Hole Tearing

The team - using the NSF Very Large Array and ALMA along with several partner telescopes - discovered the first radio-bright tidal disruption event (TDE) outside a galaxy’s center.

#RadioAstronomy #NRAO
Astronomers Discover Fastest-Evolving Radio Signals Ever Observed from Black Hole Tearing Apart Star - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
A groundbreaking NRAO-led international study has discovered the first radio-bright off-nuclear tidal disruption event—revealing the fastest-evolving radio signals ever observed from a black hole tear...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
NEW: First-ever Detection of “Heavy Water” in a Planet-forming Disk

Could the water in your morning cup of coffee could be older than the Sun? 🤔

New ALMA data reveals ancient water in a planet-forming disk that predates the birth of the star itself.

#Astronomy #RadioAstronomy #ALMA
First-ever Detection of “Heavy Water” in a Planet-forming Disk - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
The discovery of ancient water in a planet-forming disk reveals that some of the water found in comets—and maybe...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🚨 ALMA Ambassadors Program Cycle 13 - Application Deadline October 31, 2025! 🚨

Provides training and up to $5,000 research grant to students / researchers interested in expanding their ALMA / interferometry expertise.

Details and apply: https://science.nrao.edu/facilities/alma/ambassadors-program/
October 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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This is me in 1993 standing in an array I’ve been told is very large.
October 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Magdalena, New Mexico

Travel asks for openness.
Unique places offer reflection.
We arrived with care.
The silence welcomed us.
We left changed.

#photography #NewMexico #Magdelananm #astronomy #observatory #radioastronomy
October 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM