Very Large Array

American

noun

Astronomy.

a set of 27 radio telescopes arranged in a Y -shaped pattern, each arm of which is approximately 13 miles (21 km) long, and located near Socorro, N.M.; computer-processed data from the set provide high-resolution images of distant astronomical objects. VLA

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The research team used the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array radio telescope in New Mexico to follow faint radio emissions from the supernova for about 18 months.

From Science Daily

Radio observations from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array near San Agustin, New Mexico revealed a pair of massive plasma jets emerging from opposite sides of the galaxy.

From Science Daily

The discovery was later confirmed using the Green Bank Telescope and the Very Large Array in the United States.

From Science Daily

The Very Large Array in New Mexico pools signals from 27 dishes spaced across tens of kilometers.

From Science Magazine

Seti is building a parallel, AI-powered software system for the observatory's core facility, the Very Large Array.

From BBC

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