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National Radio Astronomy Observatory

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noun

  1. an observatory founded in 1956 by the National Science Foundation, currently with three sites of operation: one near Green Bank, W. Va., having 300-foot (91-meter) and 140-foot (43-meter) paraboloidal dishes; one on Kitt Peak in Arizona having a 36-foot (11-meter) radio telescope; and the Very Large Array in New Mexico.


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National Radio Astronomy Observatory, who was not involved in the study.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 14, 2021

“We are drowning in data,” says Rafael Hiriart, a computer scientist at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in New Mexico, soon to be the site of the next-generation Very Large Array radio telescope.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2021

“The telescope is in no way obsolete,” says Christopher Salter, an astronomer at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, who worked at Arecibo for years.

From Scientific American • Nov. 19, 2020

National Radio Astronomy Observatory, says they have been discussing these options with SpaceX.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 9, 2020

Dr. Otto Struve, director of the new National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank, W. Va., announced a project that aims to bring earthlings out of their isolation.

From Time Magazine Archive