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The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center of the United States National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc for the purpose of radio astronomy. NRAO designs, builds, and operates its own high sensitivity radio telescopes for use by scientists around the world.

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News  Astronomers Discover New Class of Cosmic Explosions

Astronomers Discover New Class of Cosmic Explosions

“Astronomers have found two objects that, added to a strange object discovered in 2018, constitute a new class of cosmic explosions. The new type of explosion shares some characteristics with supernova explosions of massive stars and with the explosions that …

News  Black Hole’s Tug on Space Pulls Fast-Moving Jets in Rapid Wobble

Black Hole’s Tug on Space Pulls Fast-Moving Jets in Rapid Wobble

“Jets of fast-moving material shot from the area surrounding a black hole are wobbling so fast that their change in direction can be seen in periods as short as minutes, and astronomers say it’s happening because the rotating black …