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Very Large Array

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noun

Astronomy.
  1. a set of 27 radio telescopes arranged in a Y -shaped pattern, each arm of which is approximately 13 miles (21 km) long, and located near Socorro, N.M.; computer-processed data from the set provide high-resolution images of distant astronomical objects. VLA


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The discovery was later confirmed using the Green Bank Telescope and the Very Large Array in the United States.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026

The Very Large Array in New Mexico pools signals from 27 dishes spaced across tens of kilometers.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 19, 2024

Seti is building a parallel, AI-powered software system for the observatory's core facility, the Very Large Array.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024

The discovery was made by scientists collecting over 15 years of observations with the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia and the Very Large Array in New Mexico.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2023

These include the Square Kilometre Array, which will have thousands of antennas across two sites in Australia and South Africa, and the Next Generation Very Large Array in the United States.

From Scientific American • Mar. 29, 2022

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