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New Technologies, Strategies Expanding Search for Extraterrestrial Life

New technologies that enable new strategies are revitalizing the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), by not only augmenting the traditional search for intelligently-generated radio signals but also allowing searches for other signs of life and technological activity.

NRAO, SETI Institute Agree on New Research Programs

NRAO and the SETI Institute will develop a new system to provide VLA data to an advanced signal processor that will seek to detect signs of extraterrestrial technologies.

VLBA Returning to NRAO, Getting Technical Upgrade

After two years as an independent facility, the VLBA once again is part of the NRAO, and will get a significant technical upgrade.

VLBA Measures Asteroid’s Characteristics

Astronomers used the VLBA in an unusual way to learn new details about an asteroid’s size, shape, and orbit.

Observatory Receives Funds to Repair St. Croix Radio Telescope

The National Science Foundation has provided funding to repair damage to the Very Long Baseline Array station on St. Croix caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017.

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	Founded in 1956, the NRAO provides state-of-the-art radio telescope facilities for use by the international scientific community. NRAO telescopes are open to all astronomers regardless of institutional or national affiliation. Observing time on NRAO telescopes is available on a competitive basis to qualified scientists after evaluation of research proposals on the basis of scientific merit, the capability of the instruments to do the work, and the availability of the telescope during the requested time. NRAO also provides both formal and informal programs in education and public outreach for teachers, students, the general public, and the media.
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