Category: Astronomy Illustration

Image created for a press release about Fast Radio Bursts. “New research about this Fast Radio Burst (FRB) has revealed a rarely seen astronomical environment around its source, where magnetic fields twist, turn, and undulate over time. This is the first detection of a magnetic field reversal observed from an FRB, and the first time […]

Nearly all molecules (>90%) discovered outside the Solar System are found by observing their characteristic rotational spectra – the signature emission that molecules give off as they tumble end over end in space. These signals occur across the radio spectrum. Astrochemists search for these spectral signatures on a daily basis, vastly accelerating the pace of […]

A pulsar is a star that provides a “pulsating radio source” due to the highly magnetized rotating neutron star at its core. Much like a lighthouse is only visible when its beam passes directly over an observer, the radiated energy from a pulsar can only be seen when its beam of emission is pointing directly […]

Illustration on a stage of star formation. As molecular clouds coalesce and collapse on themselves, dozens to tens of thousands of stars can be formed. Text associated with this image: Wide-format radio cameras on the Green Bank Telescope will allow the study of star formation regions in unprecedented depth across wide areas of the Galaxy. […]