AUI/NRAO announces a Request for Information – ngVLA Site Infrastructure Contract. If your company is interested in this opportunity, please see the posting at: https://bit.ly/3UNdCEh
Responses are due no later than 5:00 pm ET on 30 November 2026.
Responses are due no later than 5:00 pm ET on 30 November 2026.
Open Requests for Information – NRAO
ngVLA Site Infrastructure Contract
info.nrao.edu
October 28, 2026 at 5:04 PM
AUI/NRAO announces a Request for Information – ngVLA Site Infrastructure Contract. If your company is interested in this opportunity, please see the posting at: https://bit.ly/3UNdCEh
Responses are due no later than 5:00 pm ET on 30 November 2026.
Responses are due no later than 5:00 pm ET on 30 November 2026.
<sad face> about NICER, but exciting news with eXTP and NewAthena!
I suspect (with lots of confidence) we are going to start seeing more profile events with much more sensitive new instruments coming online (SKA, DSA, ngVLA), so fingers crossed at one point new X-ray instruments catch them too!
I suspect (with lots of confidence) we are going to start seeing more profile events with much more sensitive new instruments coming online (SKA, DSA, ngVLA), so fingers crossed at one point new X-ray instruments catch them too!
November 2, 2026 at 12:25 PM
<sad face> about NICER, but exciting news with eXTP and NewAthena!
I suspect (with lots of confidence) we are going to start seeing more profile events with much more sensitive new instruments coming online (SKA, DSA, ngVLA), so fingers crossed at one point new X-ray instruments catch them too!
I suspect (with lots of confidence) we are going to start seeing more profile events with much more sensitive new instruments coming online (SKA, DSA, ngVLA), so fingers crossed at one point new X-ray instruments catch them too!
An Assessment of Water Vapor Radiometry Landscape in ngVLA Context
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.41071
T. K. Sridharan.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.41071
T. K. Sridharan.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.41071
arXiv abstract link
arxiv.org
November 2, 2026 at 9:31 AM
An Assessment of Water Vapor Radiometry Landscape in ngVLA Context
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.41071
T. K. Sridharan.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.41071
T. K. Sridharan.
T. K. Sridharan: An Assessment of Water Vapor Radiometry Landscape in ngVLA Context https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.41071 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.41071 https://arxiv.org/html/2610.41071
November 2, 2026 at 6:51 AM
T. K. Sridharan: An Assessment of Water Vapor Radiometry Landscape in ngVLA Context https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.41071 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.41071 https://arxiv.org/html/2610.41071
In lieu of the in-person VLA Open House (which was canceled due to road damage from flooding) the planned talks will be livestreamed with Q&A on NRAO’s YouTube Channel and Facebook Page.
🗓️ Saturday, October 10 ⤵️
#astronomy #radioastro #verylargearray #nrao
🗓️ Saturday, October 10 ⤵️
#astronomy #radioastro #verylargearray #nrao
October 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
In lieu of the in-person VLA Open House (which was canceled due to road damage from flooding) the planned talks will be livestreamed with Q&A on NRAO’s YouTube Channel and Facebook Page.
🗓️ Saturday, October 10 ⤵️
#astronomy #radioastro #verylargearray #nrao
🗓️ Saturday, October 10 ⤵️
#astronomy #radioastro #verylargearray #nrao
🗓️ Saturday, October 10 ⤵️
10 AM MDT - Ylva Pihlstrom, Deputy Assistant Director, New Mexico Operations – “Radio Astronomy in New Mexico”
11 AM MDT - Jill Malusky, News Manager – “NRAO Telescopes On Screen”
12 PM MDT - Rob Selina, Project Engineer for ngVLA – "The next generation Very Large Array"
10 AM MDT - Ylva Pihlstrom, Deputy Assistant Director, New Mexico Operations – “Radio Astronomy in New Mexico”
11 AM MDT - Jill Malusky, News Manager – “NRAO Telescopes On Screen”
12 PM MDT - Rob Selina, Project Engineer for ngVLA – "The next generation Very Large Array"
October 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
🗓️ Saturday, October 10 ⤵️
10 AM MDT - Ylva Pihlstrom, Deputy Assistant Director, New Mexico Operations – “Radio Astronomy in New Mexico”
11 AM MDT - Jill Malusky, News Manager – “NRAO Telescopes On Screen”
12 PM MDT - Rob Selina, Project Engineer for ngVLA – "The next generation Very Large Array"
10 AM MDT - Ylva Pihlstrom, Deputy Assistant Director, New Mexico Operations – “Radio Astronomy in New Mexico”
11 AM MDT - Jill Malusky, News Manager – “NRAO Telescopes On Screen”
12 PM MDT - Rob Selina, Project Engineer for ngVLA – "The next generation Very Large Array"
10 AM MDT - Ylva Pihlstrom, Deputy Assistant Director, New Mexico Operations – “Radio Astronomy in New Mexico”
11 AM MDT - Jill Malusky, News Manager – “NRAO Telescopes On Screen”
12 PM MDT - Rob Selina, Project Engineer for ngVLA – "The next generation Very Large Array"
11 AM MDT - Jill Malusky, News Manager – “NRAO Telescopes On Screen”
12 PM MDT - Rob Selina, Project Engineer for ngVLA – "The next generation Very Large Array"
October 2, 2026 at 6:43 PM
10 AM MDT - Ylva Pihlstrom, Deputy Assistant Director, New Mexico Operations – “Radio Astronomy in New Mexico”
11 AM MDT - Jill Malusky, News Manager – “NRAO Telescopes On Screen”
12 PM MDT - Rob Selina, Project Engineer for ngVLA – "The next generation Very Large Array"
11 AM MDT - Jill Malusky, News Manager – “NRAO Telescopes On Screen”
12 PM MDT - Rob Selina, Project Engineer for ngVLA – "The next generation Very Large Array"
What’s new with the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA)? 📡
We’ve recently reached some milestones for “first fringes” – meaning successful correlation, combining signals from 2+ separate antennas.
📸 Credit: Scott Broadwell
More ⤵️
#ngVLA #Astronomy #RadioAstronomy
We’ve recently reached some milestones for “first fringes” – meaning successful correlation, combining signals from 2+ separate antennas.
📸 Credit: Scott Broadwell
More ⤵️
#ngVLA #Astronomy #RadioAstronomy
September 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM
What’s new with the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA)? 📡
We’ve recently reached some milestones for “first fringes” – meaning successful correlation, combining signals from 2+ separate antennas.
📸 Credit: Scott Broadwell
More ⤵️
#ngVLA #Astronomy #RadioAstronomy
We’ve recently reached some milestones for “first fringes” – meaning successful correlation, combining signals from 2+ separate antennas.
📸 Credit: Scott Broadwell
More ⤵️
#ngVLA #Astronomy #RadioAstronomy
1️⃣ ngVLA prototype ↔ NSF Very Long Baseline Array (NSF VLBA): detections at X-band (10GHz)
2️⃣ ngVLA prototype ↔ NSF Very Large Array (NSF VLA): detections at Q-band (45 GHz)
2️⃣ ngVLA prototype ↔ NSF Very Large Array (NSF VLA): detections at Q-band (45 GHz)
September 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM
1️⃣ ngVLA prototype ↔ NSF Very Long Baseline Array (NSF VLBA): detections at X-band (10GHz)
2️⃣ ngVLA prototype ↔ NSF Very Large Array (NSF VLA): detections at Q-band (45 GHz)
2️⃣ ngVLA prototype ↔ NSF Very Large Array (NSF VLA): detections at Q-band (45 GHz)
And we're about to turn on much more powerful instruments:
SKA, ngVLA, Deep Synoptic Array which also compliment instruments like FAST and MeerKAT.
My prediction is we are about to see MANY more profile change events in the MSP population, and use these to probe magnetosphere physics.
SKA, ngVLA, Deep Synoptic Array which also compliment instruments like FAST and MeerKAT.
My prediction is we are about to see MANY more profile change events in the MSP population, and use these to probe magnetosphere physics.
September 18, 2026 at 12:34 AM
And we're about to turn on much more powerful instruments:
SKA, ngVLA, Deep Synoptic Array which also compliment instruments like FAST and MeerKAT.
My prediction is we are about to see MANY more profile change events in the MSP population, and use these to probe magnetosphere physics.
SKA, ngVLA, Deep Synoptic Array which also compliment instruments like FAST and MeerKAT.
My prediction is we are about to see MANY more profile change events in the MSP population, and use these to probe magnetosphere physics.
Shahram Abbassi, Samik Mitra, Ramananda Santra: Validating Inverse Fundamental-Plane IMBH Mass Estimates in the SKA/ngVLA Era https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.15960 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.15960 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.15960
September 15, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Shahram Abbassi, Samik Mitra, Ramananda Santra: Validating Inverse Fundamental-Plane IMBH Mass Estimates in the SKA/ngVLA Era https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.15960 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.15960 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.15960
Validating Inverse Fundamental-Plane IMBH Mass Estimates in the SKA/ngVLA Era. Shahram Abbassi et. al. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.15960
September 15, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Validating Inverse Fundamental-Plane IMBH Mass Estimates in the SKA/ngVLA Era. Shahram Abbassi et. al. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.15960
@noisyastronomer.com @brettmcguire.bsky.social @science-dude.bsky.social talking radio astronomy at #dragoncon - from ngVLA to @almaobservatory.bsky.social & all things @thenrao.bsky.social and beyond. The invisible universe is amazing!! 🧪🔭
September 6, 2026 at 4:48 PM
@noisyastronomer.com @brettmcguire.bsky.social @science-dude.bsky.social talking radio astronomy at #dragoncon - from ngVLA to @almaobservatory.bsky.social & all things @thenrao.bsky.social and beyond. The invisible universe is amazing!! 🧪🔭
Corder was also a panelist at the ngVLA Conceptual Design Review in September 2024.
Corder’s extensive experience and deep understanding of large-scale astronomical facilities will be significant assets as the ngVLA advances toward the next stage of development.
Corder’s extensive experience and deep understanding of large-scale astronomical facilities will be significant assets as the ngVLA advances toward the next stage of development.
September 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Corder was also a panelist at the ngVLA Conceptual Design Review in September 2024.
Corder’s extensive experience and deep understanding of large-scale astronomical facilities will be significant assets as the ngVLA advances toward the next stage of development.
Corder’s extensive experience and deep understanding of large-scale astronomical facilities will be significant assets as the ngVLA advances toward the next stage of development.
NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Stuartt Corder as its new Project Director for the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA).
He will be based in Albuquerque, beginning January 2027.
📸 Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/M.Weiss, A.Sosnovic
He will be based in Albuquerque, beginning January 2027.
📸 Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/M.Weiss, A.Sosnovic
September 4, 2026 at 8:55 PM
NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Stuartt Corder as its new Project Director for the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA).
He will be based in Albuquerque, beginning January 2027.
📸 Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/M.Weiss, A.Sosnovic
He will be based in Albuquerque, beginning January 2027.
📸 Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/M.Weiss, A.Sosnovic
In Associated Universities' latest podcast episode, NSF NRAO’s Corrina Jaramillo Feldman discusses how effective communication is helping move the #ngVLA from concept to construction. 🎙️🎧
Listen now ⤵️
YouTube: https://bit.ly/4hZc8Qt
Spotify: https://bit.ly/4zJlqqf
PodBean: https://bit.ly/4zGdl5B
Listen now ⤵️
YouTube: https://bit.ly/4hZc8Qt
Spotify: https://bit.ly/4zJlqqf
PodBean: https://bit.ly/4zGdl5B
September 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
In Associated Universities' latest podcast episode, NSF NRAO’s Corrina Jaramillo Feldman discusses how effective communication is helping move the #ngVLA from concept to construction. 🎙️🎧
Listen now ⤵️
YouTube: https://bit.ly/4hZc8Qt
Spotify: https://bit.ly/4zJlqqf
PodBean: https://bit.ly/4zGdl5B
Listen now ⤵️
YouTube: https://bit.ly/4hZc8Qt
Spotify: https://bit.ly/4zJlqqf
PodBean: https://bit.ly/4zGdl5B
#Astronomy News You May Have Missed ⤵️
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory, and U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) Partner on Pathfinder for Next Generation Very Large Array #ngVLA
https://public.nrao.edu/news/ngvla-pathfinder/
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory, and U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) Partner on Pathfinder for Next Generation Very Large Array #ngVLA
https://public.nrao.edu/news/ngvla-pathfinder/
U.S. National Science Foundation, NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory, and U.S. Naval Observatory Partner on Pathfinder for Next Generation Very Large Array - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
The latest news from the NSF's National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
public.nrao.edu
August 31, 2026 at 6:24 PM
#Astronomy News You May Have Missed ⤵️
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory, and U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) Partner on Pathfinder for Next Generation Very Large Array #ngVLA
https://public.nrao.edu/news/ngvla-pathfinder/
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory, and U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) Partner on Pathfinder for Next Generation Very Large Array #ngVLA
https://public.nrao.edu/news/ngvla-pathfinder/
He has worked at the VLA; I mentioned that Robin had been there this past summer and we talked about what's next: the NGVLA. Then we moaned about science funding and went our separate ways.
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
www.scientificamerican.com
August 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
He has worked at the VLA; I mentioned that Robin had been there this past summer and we talked about what's next: the NGVLA. Then we moaned about science funding and went our separate ways.
The ngVLA project site contains a lot of detailed information, along with links and citations for more technical information.
ngvla.nrao.edu/page/technol...
ngvla.nrao.edu/page/technol...
ngVLA
ngvla.nrao.edu
May 21, 2026 at 3:07 AM
The ngVLA project site contains a lot of detailed information, along with links and citations for more technical information.
ngvla.nrao.edu/page/technol...
ngvla.nrao.edu/page/technol...
Today's VLA (Very Large Array) has 27 dishes along a Y-shaped set of tracks, each arm 13 miles long.
The next-gen Array will have 263 dishes in core, spiral, and long-baseline arrangement, more than 5000 miles wide. It will be a powerful compound radio eye. 🔭🧪
ngvla.nrao.edu/page/array-c...
The next-gen Array will have 263 dishes in core, spiral, and long-baseline arrangement, more than 5000 miles wide. It will be a powerful compound radio eye. 🔭🧪
ngvla.nrao.edu/page/array-c...
May 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Today's VLA (Very Large Array) has 27 dishes along a Y-shaped set of tracks, each arm 13 miles long.
The next-gen Array will have 263 dishes in core, spiral, and long-baseline arrangement, more than 5000 miles wide. It will be a powerful compound radio eye. 🔭🧪
ngvla.nrao.edu/page/array-c...
The next-gen Array will have 263 dishes in core, spiral, and long-baseline arrangement, more than 5000 miles wide. It will be a powerful compound radio eye. 🔭🧪
ngvla.nrao.edu/page/array-c...
The VLA is the most iconic radio observatory (Contact to Pluribus). Here's its successor: a next-gen prototype antenna just started scanning the radio sky.
If its funding survives (far from certain, sadly), the ngVLA will be 10x as sensitive and 10x as sharp. 🧪🔭
public.nrao.edu/news/nsf-nra...
If its funding survives (far from certain, sadly), the ngVLA will be 10x as sensitive and 10x as sharp. 🧪🔭
public.nrao.edu/news/nsf-nra...
May 20, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The VLA is the most iconic radio observatory (Contact to Pluribus). Here's its successor: a next-gen prototype antenna just started scanning the radio sky.
If its funding survives (far from certain, sadly), the ngVLA will be 10x as sensitive and 10x as sharp. 🧪🔭
public.nrao.edu/news/nsf-nra...
If its funding survives (far from certain, sadly), the ngVLA will be 10x as sensitive and 10x as sharp. 🧪🔭
public.nrao.edu/news/nsf-nra...
Was just there! Don't forget the opportunity to see history in the making with the new ngVLA construction!
February 27, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Was just there! Don't forget the opportunity to see history in the making with the new ngVLA construction!
All packed up for a few days this week at White Sands #NationalParks and #NRAO #VeryLargeArray and the new #ngVLA !!!
#BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #Monochrome #NM
#BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #Monochrome #NM
February 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
All packed up for a few days this week at White Sands #NationalParks and #NRAO #VeryLargeArray and the new #ngVLA !!!
#BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #Monochrome #NM
#BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #Monochrome #NM