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Beyond The Visible: The Story of the Very Large Array
This 24-minute production explores the synergies of technology and human curiosity that power the world's most productive radio telescope.
Want to know what we’re observing in real time? NRAO’s Mission Control shows the entire sky surrounding the earth with color-coded targets, marking the place on the sky where each telescope is pointing right now.
