Mariellys Cuerda, a Women in Engineering co-op with the NSF NRAO's Central Development Laboratory, was invited to attend a conference in Washington, D.C. hosted by the National Space Council for Hispanic Heritage Month. Mariellys attended the event with her research advisor, Dr. Rodríguez Solís, from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. She is pictured here with astronaut Marcos Berrios and other event participants.
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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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The ALMA Observatory new observation cycle – Cycle 11 – kicked off on October 1, 2024, starting a new exciting period of astronomical discoveries. This year’s proposal review process saw a record-breaking number of hours requested on the 12-m Array! https://lnkd.in/gxKG555J
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When the sky is so clear you can see ALL the stars 🤩🌌 POLL: Can anyone identify which constellation the bright blue star belongs to? (top right) Hint: It's the 5th brightest star! Photo taken by Bettymaya Foott as part of an astrophotography project with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the Very Large Array (VLA). 📸 Credit: US NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/B. Foott
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#Astronomy community, this month's issue of the NRAO Newsletter is now available! Read here: https://lnkd.in/due785f7 Learn more about the upcoming Jansky lectures, new ngVLA and ALMA recommendations, ngVLA updates, and more.
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The Kavli-IAU Workshop on Global Coordination has issued a report summarizing findings from a workshop this past spring, "Probing the Universe from far-infrared to millimeter wavelengths: future facilities and their synergies." The report from a distinguished panel of astronomers contained major recommendations, including two relating to ALMA and ngVLA! 🤩 1. The need for ALMA to develop an ALMA2040 vision; 2. for ngVLA to maintain its momentum and schedule and further develop international partnerships Full report: https://lnkd.in/gdWPtjKG
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September 16, 1932: #OnThisDay 92 years ago, American physicist Karl G. Jansky made history when he detected cosmic radio noise from the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. The discovery was announced publicly in Spring 1933. Jansky is widely considered the "Father of Radio Astronomy."
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Last week, ALMA Observatory had a visit from United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres, who had the opportunity to learn about how ALMA’s high-tech systems capture and combine signals from the cosmos. https://lnkd.in/gXqWmTtZ
United Nations Secretary-General Visits ALMA - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
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Congratulations to the international partnerships and staff that make ALMA possible. The team just hit a milestone, with a record-breaking 3,810 hours of successful scientific observations so far this cycle! ALMA Observatory
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NSF NRAO is excited to announce an update to SuperKnova, our online educational platform. Thanks to a generous grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), learners can now enroll in two new self-paced courses to learn the fundamentals of radio communications! - Technician Amateur Radio License and EMS Course - General Amateur Radio License and EMS Course https://lnkd.in/gSTXVqyV
Unlock the Secrets of the Invisible Radio Universe with SuperKnova® - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
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