Very Large Array

American  

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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Example Sentences

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

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

From Science Daily

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

From Science Magazine

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

From BBC

One hope for bringing research back to the site is that Arecibo might host some of the dishes that are being planned as part of the Next Generation Very Large Array.

From Scientific American