VLA – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

VLA Saturday – Public Guided Tours

The VLA hosts free public guided tours each Saturday at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Advance admission…

Radio telescopes such as the Very Large Array (VLA) use an array of antenna dishes to collect faint radio…

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

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the U.S. National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.
	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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