National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Summary

National Radio Astronomy Observatory is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's field of work was radio astronomy^[3].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory is in the country of United States^[4].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[5].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory is operated by Associated Universities, Inc.^[6].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's headquarters location is recorded as Charlottesville^[7].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Commons category is recorded as National Radio Astronomy Observatory^[8].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory comprises Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array^[9].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory comprises Atacama Large Millimeter Array^[10].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory comprises Very Long Baseline Array^[11].
• November 17, 1956 marks the founding of National Radio Astronomy Observatory^[12].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.0368056, 'lon': -78.5180683}^[13].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's location of formation is recorded as Green Bank^[14].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's parent organization or unit is recorded as Associated Universities, Inc.^[15].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's parent organization or unit is recorded as National Science Foundation^[16].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's official website is recorded as https://public.nrao.edu/^[17].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's sponsor is recorded as National Science Foundation^[18].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's participant in is recorded as Event Horizon Telescope^[19].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's official blog URL is recorded as https://public.nrao.edu/blogs/^[20].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's date of official opening is recorded as 1959^[21].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NRAO'}^[22].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's grants is recorded as Karl G. Jansky Lectureship^[23].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+29415'}^[24].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+25907'}^[25].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+34432'}^[26].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+42936'}^[27].

Body

Founding

November 17, 1956 marks the founding of National Radio Astronomy Observatory^[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as Green Bank^[14].

Identity

National Radio Astronomy Observatory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NRAO'}^[22].

Operations

National Radio Astronomy Observatory's headquarters location is recorded as Charlottesville^[7]. Parent organizations include Associated Universities, Inc.^[15], a nonprofit organization^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1946^[30], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[31] and National Science Foundation^[16], an independent agency of the United States government^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1950^[34], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[35]. It is operated by Associated Universities, Inc.^[6].

Industry

National Radio Astronomy Observatory's field of work was radio astronomy^[3].

Why It Matters

National Radio Astronomy Observatory has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

It is credited with the discovery of Sagittarius A*^[37], an astronomical radio source^[38].

FAQs

What did National Radio Astronomy Observatory discover?

National Radio Astronomy Observatory is credited as discoverer of Sagittarius A*^[37].