🔎 #AAS245 Scavenger Hunt 🔍
ngVLA antennas are hidden around the conference center!
Find one? Take it home, and don’t forget to tag us @thenrao.bsky.social! (@thenrao on all socials)
#RadioAstronomy 📡
ngVLA antennas are hidden around the conference center!
Find one? Take it home, and don’t forget to tag us @thenrao.bsky.social! (@thenrao on all socials)
#RadioAstronomy 📡
January 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
🔎 #AAS245 Scavenger Hunt 🔍
ngVLA antennas are hidden around the conference center!
Find one? Take it home, and don’t forget to tag us @thenrao.bsky.social! (@thenrao on all socials)
#RadioAstronomy 📡
ngVLA antennas are hidden around the conference center!
Find one? Take it home, and don’t forget to tag us @thenrao.bsky.social! (@thenrao on all socials)
#RadioAstronomy 📡
HAPPENING LIVE NOW! Join us on YouTube to witness the next step of the ngVLA prototype construction: the dish being lifted onto its pedestal! 📡🏗️
Live stream starts at 8 AM MT (10 AM EST); dish expected to be in place by 10 AM MT (12 PM EST).
🔗 youtube.com/@thenrao
#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy
Live stream starts at 8 AM MT (10 AM EST); dish expected to be in place by 10 AM MT (12 PM EST).
🔗 youtube.com/@thenrao
#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy
February 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
HAPPENING LIVE NOW! Join us on YouTube to witness the next step of the ngVLA prototype construction: the dish being lifted onto its pedestal! 📡🏗️
Live stream starts at 8 AM MT (10 AM EST); dish expected to be in place by 10 AM MT (12 PM EST).
🔗 youtube.com/@thenrao
#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy
Live stream starts at 8 AM MT (10 AM EST); dish expected to be in place by 10 AM MT (12 PM EST).
🔗 youtube.com/@thenrao
#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy
Join us LIVE on YouTube tomorrow, February 4, to witness the next step of the ngVLA prototype construction: the dish being lifted onto its pedestal! 📡🏗️
Live stream starts at 8 AM MT (10 AM EST) with the dish expected to be in place by 10 AM MT (12 PM EST).
NRAO YouTube: www.youtube.com/@thenrao
Live stream starts at 8 AM MT (10 AM EST) with the dish expected to be in place by 10 AM MT (12 PM EST).
NRAO YouTube: www.youtube.com/@thenrao
February 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Join us LIVE on YouTube tomorrow, February 4, to witness the next step of the ngVLA prototype construction: the dish being lifted onto its pedestal! 📡🏗️
Live stream starts at 8 AM MT (10 AM EST) with the dish expected to be in place by 10 AM MT (12 PM EST).
NRAO YouTube: www.youtube.com/@thenrao
Live stream starts at 8 AM MT (10 AM EST) with the dish expected to be in place by 10 AM MT (12 PM EST).
NRAO YouTube: www.youtube.com/@thenrao
Un espeluznante agujero negro se esconde en las sombras polvorientas de la Vía Láctea, ¡pero no hay nada que temer! 🔭 Gracias a la radioastronomía, podemos mirar a través de las sombras para ver la región cercana al agujero negro de nuestra galaxia, Sagitario A*.
Imagen de @TheNRAO (Twitter)
Imagen de @TheNRAO (Twitter)
October 30, 2023 at 7:57 AM
Un espeluznante agujero negro se esconde en las sombras polvorientas de la Vía Láctea, ¡pero no hay nada que temer! 🔭 Gracias a la radioastronomía, podemos mirar a través de las sombras para ver la región cercana al agujero negro de nuestra galaxia, Sagitario A*.
Imagen de @TheNRAO (Twitter)
Imagen de @TheNRAO (Twitter)
New @TheNRAO press release describing @almaobs measurements of SPT-discovered protocluster SPT2349-56, work led by SPT scientist Dazhi Zhou from U. of British Columbias!
Hidden Cosmic Fuel Tank Found in Infant Galaxy Cluster public.nrao.edu/news/hidden-...
Hidden Cosmic Fuel Tank Found in Infant Galaxy Cluster public.nrao.edu/news/hidden-...
Hidden Cosmic Fuel Tank Found in Infant Galaxy Cluster - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), along with complementary data from the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX), have...
public.nrao.edu
March 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New @TheNRAO press release describing @almaobs measurements of SPT-discovered protocluster SPT2349-56, work led by SPT scientist Dazhi Zhou from U. of British Columbias!
Hidden Cosmic Fuel Tank Found in Infant Galaxy Cluster public.nrao.edu/news/hidden-...
Hidden Cosmic Fuel Tank Found in Infant Galaxy Cluster public.nrao.edu/news/hidden-...
I’m presenting for the first time ever at @AAPTHQ 😬. Stop by Ballroom A02 Tuesday at 9 am to hear me present the work I did last summer with @SpectrumXCenter and the @TheNRAO developing radio frequency lesson for middle and high school teachers. #AAPTSM23
July 18, 2023 at 4:31 AM
I’m presenting for the first time ever at @AAPTHQ 😬. Stop by Ballroom A02 Tuesday at 9 am to hear me present the work I did last summer with @SpectrumXCenter and the @TheNRAO developing radio frequency lesson for middle and high school teachers. #AAPTSM23
I am so excited to announce that our first paper on the new @SETIInstitute COSMIC system is now published. COSMIC is a new, modern, real-time #astronomy backend on the @TheNRAO #VLA. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
January 11, 2024 at 2:52 PM
I am so excited to announce that our first paper on the new @SETIInstitute COSMIC system is now published. COSMIC is a new, modern, real-time #astronomy backend on the @TheNRAO #VLA. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
Listening to Vicky Lieu talk about building a crystal radio with her students. Vicky and I worked together last summer over Zoom and are just meeting for the first time in person. What a great lesson Vicky! #AAPTSM2023 @AAPTHQ @TheNRAO @SpectrumXCenter
July 18, 2023 at 4:23 PM
Listening to Vicky Lieu talk about building a crystal radio with her students. Vicky and I worked together last summer over Zoom and are just meeting for the first time in person. What a great lesson Vicky! #AAPTSM2023 @AAPTHQ @TheNRAO @SpectrumXCenter
Dr Scott Ransom (@TheNRAO) will give our last public #sciencetalk! THURS April 17, 7pm at @JMU's MEMORIAL HALL! FREE! http://t.co/mz11JD0S3D
April 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Dr Scott Ransom (@TheNRAO) will give our last public #sciencetalk! THURS April 17, 7pm at @JMU's MEMORIAL HALL! FREE! http://t.co/mz11JD0S3D
#Breakingnews 1000 light-years from our planet!
This is what violent growth episodes of a star look like!
ALMA images alongside the @TheNRAO @NSF 's VLA of the SVS 13 binary system
www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-rel...
This is what violent growth episodes of a star look like!
ALMA images alongside the @TheNRAO @NSF 's VLA of the SVS 13 binary system
www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-rel...
ALMA and NSF VLA Reveal Time-Stamped History of Star Birth in a Dazzling Cosmic Jet | ALMA Observatory
Decades of NSF VLA groundwork enable ALMA’s breakthrough images, uncovering rings in a stellar jet that record explosive outbursts from a young star An international team of astronomers has uncovered ...
www.almaobservatory.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#Breakingnews 1000 light-years from our planet!
This is what violent growth episodes of a star look like!
ALMA images alongside the @TheNRAO @NSF 's VLA of the SVS 13 binary system
www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-rel...
This is what violent growth episodes of a star look like!
ALMA images alongside the @TheNRAO @NSF 's VLA of the SVS 13 binary system
www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-rel...
aaand today the paper led by @kamlesh_laxmi+
Here, a detailed multi-frequency radio study based on @LOFAR, uGMRT, and @TheNRAO JVLA observation is presented
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.08390
Here, a detailed multi-frequency radio study based on @LOFAR, uGMRT, and @TheNRAO JVLA observation is presented
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.08390
January 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
aaand today the paper led by @kamlesh_laxmi+
Here, a detailed multi-frequency radio study based on @LOFAR, uGMRT, and @TheNRAO JVLA observation is presented
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.08390
Here, a detailed multi-frequency radio study based on @LOFAR, uGMRT, and @TheNRAO JVLA observation is presented
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.08390
Another detailed study of a merging cluster with diffuse radio emission led by @kamlesh_laxmi!
The paper presents joint radio/X-ray analysis of the ICM with @LOFAR, @NCRA_Outreach GMRT, @TheNRAO VLA, and @ESA_XMM. Check it out! https://x.com/HambObs/status/1699300418348527987
The paper presents joint radio/X-ray analysis of the ICM with @LOFAR, @NCRA_Outreach GMRT, @TheNRAO VLA, and @ESA_XMM. Check it out! https://x.com/HambObs/status/1699300418348527987
January 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Another detailed study of a merging cluster with diffuse radio emission led by @kamlesh_laxmi!
The paper presents joint radio/X-ray analysis of the ICM with @LOFAR, @NCRA_Outreach GMRT, @TheNRAO VLA, and @ESA_XMM. Check it out! https://x.com/HambObs/status/1699300418348527987
The paper presents joint radio/X-ray analysis of the ICM with @LOFAR, @NCRA_Outreach GMRT, @TheNRAO VLA, and @ESA_XMM. Check it out! https://x.com/HambObs/status/1699300418348527987
Congrats to Luca on his latest paper, Bruno+
A2142 is a nearby galaxy cluster at the center of a Supercluster. A detailed study on the >2 Mpc radio halo in A2142 was performed with @LOFAR, @NCRA_Outreach GMRT, @TheNRAO VLA, and @chandraxray+@ESA_XMM data
https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.07603
A2142 is a nearby galaxy cluster at the center of a Supercluster. A detailed study on the >2 Mpc radio halo in A2142 was performed with @LOFAR, @NCRA_Outreach GMRT, @TheNRAO VLA, and @chandraxray+@ESA_XMM data
https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.07603
January 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Congrats to Luca on his latest paper, Bruno+
A2142 is a nearby galaxy cluster at the center of a Supercluster. A detailed study on the >2 Mpc radio halo in A2142 was performed with @LOFAR, @NCRA_Outreach GMRT, @TheNRAO VLA, and @chandraxray+@ESA_XMM data
https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.07603
A2142 is a nearby galaxy cluster at the center of a Supercluster. A detailed study on the >2 Mpc radio halo in A2142 was performed with @LOFAR, @NCRA_Outreach GMRT, @TheNRAO VLA, and @chandraxray+@ESA_XMM data
https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.07603
A paper with: @hen_edler @HambObs @fradega @fabiogasta @max_gasp @CristinaNanci @mcrossetti_twit @Duy__Hoang @cjriseley myself++
Data used include: @LOFAR, @NCRA_Outreach uGMRT, @TheNRAO VLA, and @chandraxray
Data used include: @LOFAR, @NCRA_Outreach uGMRT, @TheNRAO VLA, and @chandraxray
January 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
A paper with: @hen_edler @HambObs @fradega @fabiogasta @max_gasp @CristinaNanci @mcrossetti_twit @Duy__Hoang @cjriseley myself++
Data used include: @LOFAR, @NCRA_Outreach uGMRT, @TheNRAO VLA, and @chandraxray
Data used include: @LOFAR, @NCRA_Outreach uGMRT, @TheNRAO VLA, and @chandraxray
A @TheNRAO VLA study of MS0735.6+7421, by Begin+
They report the presence of extended (900kpc x 500kpc) radio emission surrounding the bright and central AGN and speculate that it may be plasma diffused out from the X-ray cavities or a mini(?) halo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.01235
They report the presence of extended (900kpc x 500kpc) radio emission surrounding the bright and central AGN and speculate that it may be plasma diffused out from the X-ray cavities or a mini(?) halo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.01235
January 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
A @TheNRAO VLA study of MS0735.6+7421, by Begin+
They report the presence of extended (900kpc x 500kpc) radio emission surrounding the bright and central AGN and speculate that it may be plasma diffused out from the X-ray cavities or a mini(?) halo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.01235
They report the presence of extended (900kpc x 500kpc) radio emission surrounding the bright and central AGN and speculate that it may be plasma diffused out from the X-ray cavities or a mini(?) halo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.01235
First detection of jellyfish galaxies in the Perseus cluster, by Roberts+ (with myself, @a_ignesti+)
The stripped galaxies show enhancement of star formation on the leading edge. The tails are detected in radio with @LOFAR and @TheNRAO VLA
https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.08728
The stripped galaxies show enhancement of star formation on the leading edge. The tails are detected in radio with @LOFAR and @TheNRAO VLA
https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.08728
January 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
First detection of jellyfish galaxies in the Perseus cluster, by Roberts+ (with myself, @a_ignesti+)
The stripped galaxies show enhancement of star formation on the leading edge. The tails are detected in radio with @LOFAR and @TheNRAO VLA
https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.08728
The stripped galaxies show enhancement of star formation on the leading edge. The tails are detected in radio with @LOFAR and @TheNRAO VLA
https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.08728
Radio/X-ray analysis of the massive high-z cluster MACSJ1149, by Bruno+
The cluster hosts a giant radio halo that is studied using new @LOFAR, GMRT, @TheNRAO JVLA data and archival @chandraxray observations 1/3
https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.10110
The cluster hosts a giant radio halo that is studied using new @LOFAR, GMRT, @TheNRAO JVLA data and archival @chandraxray observations 1/3
https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.10110
January 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Radio/X-ray analysis of the massive high-z cluster MACSJ1149, by Bruno+
The cluster hosts a giant radio halo that is studied using new @LOFAR, GMRT, @TheNRAO JVLA data and archival @chandraxray observations 1/3
https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.10110
The cluster hosts a giant radio halo that is studied using new @LOFAR, GMRT, @TheNRAO JVLA data and archival @chandraxray observations 1/3
https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.10110
My latest paper is out: we studied the non-thermal phenomena in the center of Abell 1775 using @chandraxray, @LOFAR, GMRT and @TheNRAO VLA data. Check a couple of nice images from the paper below, and read this thread for more info on the study 😉 1/11
https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.01989
https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.01989
January 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
My latest paper is out: we studied the non-thermal phenomena in the center of Abell 1775 using @chandraxray, @LOFAR, GMRT and @TheNRAO VLA data. Check a couple of nice images from the paper below, and read this thread for more info on the study 😉 1/11
https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.01989
https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.01989
The tailed source NGC1272 in the Perseus cluster, by Gendron-Marsolais
The new @TheNRAO JVLA images show incredible details, such as vortices and ripples. Thanks to the high-resultion, the authors separated the emission of NGC1272 from that of the minihalo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.05305
The new @TheNRAO JVLA images show incredible details, such as vortices and ripples. Thanks to the high-resultion, the authors separated the emission of NGC1272 from that of the minihalo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.05305
January 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The tailed source NGC1272 in the Perseus cluster, by Gendron-Marsolais
The new @TheNRAO JVLA images show incredible details, such as vortices and ripples. Thanks to the high-resultion, the authors separated the emission of NGC1272 from that of the minihalo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.05305
The new @TheNRAO JVLA images show incredible details, such as vortices and ripples. Thanks to the high-resultion, the authors separated the emission of NGC1272 from that of the minihalo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.05305
In @Duy__Hoang+ we reported the discovery of a new radio halo in Abell 959. This radio halo has very low-power. How many clusters of this kind are out there? LoTSS will tell us! This paper combines @LOFAR, @TheNRAO JVLA and @chandraxray observations 4/4
January 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
In @Duy__Hoang+ we reported the discovery of a new radio halo in Abell 959. This radio halo has very low-power. How many clusters of this kind are out there? LoTSS will tell us! This paper combines @LOFAR, @TheNRAO JVLA and @chandraxray observations 4/4
New accepted paper on arXiv today! We reported the firm detection of a giant (2 Mpc) radio bridge connecting the galaxy clusters A1758N and A1758S. The analysis is based on deep observations from 53 MHz to 1.5 GHz (@LOFAR, uGMRT, @TheNRAO JVLA) 1/7
https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.09613
https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.09613
January 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
New accepted paper on arXiv today! We reported the firm detection of a giant (2 Mpc) radio bridge connecting the galaxy clusters A1758N and A1758S. The analysis is based on deep observations from 53 MHz to 1.5 GHz (@LOFAR, uGMRT, @TheNRAO JVLA) 1/7
https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.09613
https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.09613
Visual inspection of 4414 @TheNRAO VLASS images in search of extended radio structures by Villarreal Hernandez+Andernach
In 7 weeks they inspected ~4300 deg^2 and found a number of diffuse radio sources including 9 new giant radio galaxies (> 1 Mpc).
https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.07178
In 7 weeks they inspected ~4300 deg^2 and found a number of diffuse radio sources including 9 new giant radio galaxies (> 1 Mpc).
https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.07178
January 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Visual inspection of 4414 @TheNRAO VLASS images in search of extended radio structures by Villarreal Hernandez+Andernach
In 7 weeks they inspected ~4300 deg^2 and found a number of diffuse radio sources including 9 new giant radio galaxies (> 1 Mpc).
https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.07178
In 7 weeks they inspected ~4300 deg^2 and found a number of diffuse radio sources including 9 new giant radio galaxies (> 1 Mpc).
https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.07178
My latest paper has been accepted! We studied the double cluster A1758 with @LOFAR, GMRT, @TheNRAO VLA and @chandraxray data and discovered the second double radio halo system known so far!
Yes, Italy joined @LOFAR! #irapapers @IRA_INAF @HambObs @ASTRON_NL
https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.09187
Yes, Italy joined @LOFAR! #irapapers @IRA_INAF @HambObs @ASTRON_NL
https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.09187
January 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My latest paper has been accepted! We studied the double cluster A1758 with @LOFAR, GMRT, @TheNRAO VLA and @chandraxray data and discovered the second double radio halo system known so far!
Yes, Italy joined @LOFAR! #irapapers @IRA_INAF @HambObs @ASTRON_NL
https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.09187
Yes, Italy joined @LOFAR! #irapapers @IRA_INAF @HambObs @ASTRON_NL
https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.09187
The @TheNRAO JVLA CfP deadline of yesterday marks the end of a crazy period full of deadlines.
February will pass quite smoothly (it is a pity that is the shortest month of the year!)...but in March there will be other important deadlines:
@LOFAR March 7th
@chandraxray March 15th
February will pass quite smoothly (it is a pity that is the shortest month of the year!)...but in March there will be other important deadlines:
@LOFAR March 7th
@chandraxray March 15th
January 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The @TheNRAO JVLA CfP deadline of yesterday marks the end of a crazy period full of deadlines.
February will pass quite smoothly (it is a pity that is the shortest month of the year!)...but in March there will be other important deadlines:
@LOFAR March 7th
@chandraxray March 15th
February will pass quite smoothly (it is a pity that is the shortest month of the year!)...but in March there will be other important deadlines:
@LOFAR March 7th
@chandraxray March 15th