CANCELED: NSF VLA Open House, Sat. Oct. 10th, 2026 - National Radio Astronomy Observatory

UPDATED AS OF 10/6/26:

The NSF Very Large Array Open House planned for Saturday, October 10, 2026, was canceled due to road damage from recent flooding.

Although the New Mexico Department of Transportation has now reopened the US-60 bridge to passenger vehicles, due to logistics, the VLA Open House will remain canceled.

The VLA Visitor Center remains open during regular hours, and free public tours are still available on Saturdays and Sundays.

In lieu of the in-person Open House, the planned talks will be livestreamed with Q&A on NRAO’s YouTube Channel and Facebook Page starting at 10 AM MDT.

10 AM MDT – Ylva Pihlstrom, Deputy Assistant Director, New Mexico Operations – “Radio Astronomy in New Mexico”
11 AM MDT – Jill Malusky, News Manager – “NRAO Telescopes On Screen”
12 PM MDT – Rob Selina, Project Engineer for ngVLA – “The next generation Very Large Array”

The next VLA Open House is planned for April 24, 2027.

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