Very Large Array (VLA) Archives - National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Day and night, we’re mapping the sky (and producing terabytes of data)

The Very Large Array Sky Survey is observing 33,885 square degrees of the sky over seven years, mapping 82…

Posted on April 4, 2018August 13, 2018 | By Kunal Mooley

On 17th August 2017, the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo observatories detected gravitational waves from the merger of two…

Posted on March 2, 2018March 5, 2018 | By Dave Finley

As part of a training event, the U.S. Army’s C Company, 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade,…

Posted on February 15, 2018May 3, 2018 | By Jon Ramer

In June 2017, we invited scientists and astronomers from around the world to discuss development plans and design ideas…

Posted on February 15, 2018 | By Nan Janney

In 1955, Australian radio astronomer Ron Bracewell joined the faculty of Stanford University and established a radio astronomy observatory…

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