
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO): Astronomers have embarked on the largest observing project in the more than four-decade history of the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) -- a huge survey of the sky that promises a rich scientific payoff over many years. Over the next 7 years, the iconic array of giant dish antennas in the high New Mexico desert will make three complete scans of the sky visible from its latitude -- about 80 percent of the entire sky. ...
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