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The Green Bank Telescope.

Radio Astronomy Celebrations

Posted on August 8, 2000March 28, 2017

In Socorro, New Mexico, the observatory will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its famed Very Large Array (VLA), and in Green Bank, West Virginia, officials will formally dedicate the new Green Bank Telescope (GBT), the world’s largest fully-steerable dish antenna.

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The VLA 11

20th Anniversary of the VLA

Posted on July 25, 2000November 15, 2019

On August 23, scientists will mark the 20th anniversary of the National Science Foundation’s Very Large Array, the most powerful, flexible and widely-used radio telescope in the world.

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Astronomers Win Protection for Key Part of Radio Spectrum

Posted on June 15, 2000November 15, 2019

Astronomers using the millimeter-wave region of the radio spectrum have won crucial protection for their science.

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The Very Large Array

Expanded VLA is a Radio Telescope for the 21st Century

Posted on June 6, 2000April 4, 2017

The world’s most productive and widely-used radio telescope, the National Science Foundation’s Very Large Array, can be improved tenfold with an expansion project proposed by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.

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VLA

National Panel Strongly Endorses VLA Upgrade Plan

Posted on May 19, 2000March 28, 2017

A project to expand the National Science Foundation’s famed Very Large Array radio telescope has received strong endorsement from a prestigious national panel of astronomers given the task of setting priorities for astronomical projects in the next decade.

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Artist's conception of ALMA antennas

National Academy of Science Continues Support of ALMA Project

Posted on May 19, 2000March 28, 2017

A distinguished panel of scientists today announced their support for the continued funding of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array Project at a press conference given by the National Academy of Sciences.

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