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Haystack Development Paves the Way for New Ultra-High-Resolution Studies of the Universe

Replacement of the hydrogen maser is a significant recent milestone.

DYNAMIC targets the Lower Thermosphere Ionosphere (LTI) altitude region where the thermosphere’s neutral gas interacts with the coexisting plasma population of the ionosphere, influenced by forcing from above and below. Poorly understood multiscale ripples in this area, as depicted in the gray-scale ground track, are a result of atmospheric wave forcing from below

Haystack part of DYNAMIC team to advance in NASA space weather competition

Haystack on one of three teams chosen by NASA to develop DYNAMIC proposal.

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Great Observatory for Long Wavelengths awarded additional NASA funding for Phase II

GO-LoW could "change the way NASA conducts astronomy."

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Haystack in the news: eclipse preparations

Research efforts are ramping up for the March 2024 solar eclipse!

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New, detailed images of the M87* black hole

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration has released new images of M87*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier 87.

Philip J. Erickson named director of MIT Haystack Observatory

Associate director and geospace lead scientist to succeed Colin Lonsdale as director.

Melanie Straight receives 2023 Infinite Mile Award

The Infinite Mile Award recognizes exceptional service to MIT.

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New black hole images reveal more detail and a larger ring

The new images show a thicker, fluffy ring and plasma from the central ring, allowing the team to observe a connection between the ring and the base of the jet.

SWIPE (Space Weather Impact on Planetary Emissions), showing a constellation of four small satellites, with an illustration of CMEs from the Sun bouncing off Jupiter and Saturn

SWIPE NASA mission concept funding awarded

This mission study has been selected by NASA for funding under its Heliophysics Flight Opportunities Studies (H-FOS) program.

Haystack to host NRAO/ALMA Community Day for scientists

This workshop aims to introduce the radio facilities operated by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) to the local science community.

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Derghazarian on space weather

Haystack postdoctoral researcher Sevag Derghazarian paper published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics.

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Haystack scientists to contribute to major ALMA correlator upgrade

Researchers will be working with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the NSF's NRAO.

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Great Observatory for Long Wavelengths (GO-LoW) funded by NASA NIAC program

The GO-LoW concept has been granted funding by NASA's NIAC.

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) with stars in the background

Viewing Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) from Massachusetts

How to view a comet (from Massachusetts) in the next few weeks!

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Haystack research scientist Aubrey Haschick dies at 73

Scientist Aubrey Haschick passed away in December 2022.

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