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Very Large Array
A vast radio astronomy observatory with 27 movable antennas, forming a Y-shape to study cosmic phenomena.
- (575) 835-7000
- http://www.vla.nrao.edu/
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The Very Large Array is the most productive radio telescope facility in the world. According to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), it can “map large-scale structure of gas and molecular clouds and pinpoint ejections of plasma from supermassive black holes.” It’s also the world’s first color camera for radio astronomy. Take a self-guided tour or pop in the visitor center where you can watch an award-winning doc narrated by Jodie Foster.
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