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They would need radar to do it

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Very Large Array, a sprawling radio astronomy dish network in west-central New Mexico, preps for the next generation.

The Very Large Array has almost outlived its purpose, and its replacement, the Next Generation Very Large Array, will begin construction in January.

Durham UK (SPX) Nov 30, 2023 - An international team of astronomers led by Durham University and including astronomers at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre has reported the first detection of a rotating disc structure around a f

News from Grant County, New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Mayor Tim Keller, and mtex Antenna Technology USA announced that the antenna and telescope technology company will open

The stars are aligning for Albuquerque to play a central role in some of the world’s largest space-observation missions, including the Next-Generation Very Large Array and the Smithsonian’s global-telescope project

Mtex Antenna Technology USA  will open its facility at the Sandia Science and Technology Park.

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory plans to build about 260 new radio telescopes to replace the 27 at its Socorro County facility.

“Our job is like a detective’s job. We get some fingerprints, footprints, occasionally some smoking guns, and then try to figure out the crime scene.”