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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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Radio observations from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array near San Agustin, New Mexico revealed a pair of massive plasma jets emerging from opposite sides of the galaxy.

From Science Daily Jan. 10, 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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