Very Large Array

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

Example Sentences

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

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

The NANOGrav team monitored 68 pulsars across the sky using the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia, the Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico and the Very Large Array in New Mexico.

From Seattle Times