"An icon of New Mexico, the Very Large Array (VLA) is due for an upgrade. Now years in the making, work on the next-generation antenna is getting ready to roll out."
via @krqe.com
www.krqe.com/news/new-mex...
#NewMexico #RadioAstronomy #ngVLA #VeryLargeArray
What is the #ngVLA?
The Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) is a proposed, much more capable radio telescope array inspired by the NSF NRAO's #VeryLargeArray. The project proposal calls for 263 dishes across North America (most in the US Southwest).
public.nrao.edu/ngvla
Promotional graphic for a Next Generation Very Large Array info session. The event is Monday, April 13 from 5:30-7:30 PM at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Alamogordo, NM.
Promotional graphic for a Next Generation Very Large Array info session. The event is Wednesday, April 15 from 5:30-7:30 PM at the Bradbury Science Museum in Los Alamos, NM.
Come learn more and ask questions about the future of astronomy in New Mexico!
The public is invited to join NRAO staff for Next Generation Very Large Array ( #ngVLA ) informational sessions in Los Alamos and Alamogordo.
No registration required. More info ⤵️
#Astronomy #RadioAstronomy #NewMexico
NSF NRAO Highlights Major AI and Astronomy Advances with NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins at 247th AAS Meeting
Latest from @nsfsimonscosmicai.bsky.social:
👤 Outstanding early-career postdoc fellows
📡 Next Generation Very Large Array #ngVLA
🗓️ Upcoming Cosmic Horizons Conference
More ⤵️
One year ago today, the #ngVLA prototype antenna dish was LIFTED onto its pedestal. 🏗️📡 Raise your hand if you watched that livestream last year!
mtex antenna technology | Liebherr
📸 Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/Desert Drones LLC.
Learn more: ngvla.nrao.edu
#Astronomy #RadioAstronomy #NRAO
This week @thenrao.bsky.social exhibition, ALMA, GBO, VLA, and VLBA showcased research with the astronomical community at #aas247. Sessions were conducted on #ngvla, the transient sky with ALMA and WSU, and new horizons on #ai
with @nsfsimonscosmicai.bsky.social. #science #astronomy 📡📡 @aas.org
#AAS247 Two great talks to choose between today at 10 AM!
The Highest Angular Resolution Frontier (📍Room 126 C) #ngVLA
Monitoring the Transient Sky: The Role of #ALMA in the WSU Era (📍 Room 225 B)
Promotional graphic for Tuesday's 2:00 PM Special Session at the AAS Conference: Advancing AI Infrastructure for Large Astronomy Datasets, Room 232 A.
#AAS247 Attendees: Be sure to check out TODAY'S (Tuesday) 2:00 PM Special Session: Advancing AI Infrastructure for Large Astronomy Datasets (📍Room 232 A).
Come hear about and discuss AI applications for analysis of big datasets - like from @vrubinobs.bsky.social, #ngVLA, and #ALMA.
ngVLA prototype antenna at sunrise with a full moon visible in the background. The sky is pink and blue.
The #ngVLA prototype antenna in New Mexico with the Cold Moon (December's Full Moon) earlier this month. We like to think it's pretty photogenic! 📡🌕
📸 Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/P. Bolton
#Astronomy #RadioAstronomy #VeryLargeArray #NextGenerationVeryLargeArray
Photo of the ALMA Observatory array of radio telescopes in a snowy scene. Snow covers the ground and is also visible on the mountains behind the telescopes.
Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season, astronomy fans! ❄️
#NRAO had much to celebrate in 2025, like the new #ngVLA prototype antenna in New Mexico, reaching 1 million NRAO scientific citations, and of course some amazing #astronomy discoveries!
📸 Credit: ESO/NSF NRAO/ALMA/P. Carrillo
Hard to believe it's already been 2 years since the ngVLA prototype antenna was first unveiled at mtex in Germany!
Since then, the panels have been installed, the dish lifted onto its pedestal, and the antenna was officially handed over to the NRAO.
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#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy #ngVLA
You'll definitely have to! We have some new things since then including a recently updated Visitor Center & Gift Shop, not to mention the cool #ngVLA prototype antenna sitting out back 👀
NEW: NSF NRAO and Mexican Institutions Sign Historic Agreements to Advance ngVLA Collaboration
Representatives from UNAM and several other leading Mexican universities/research institutes have signed a Letter of Intent to form a Consortium of Mexican Universities and Institutions. #Astronomy #ngVLA
Photo of the NRAO exhibition booth at the ADASS conference, featuring a large screen with a photo of the ngVLA and several brochures displayed on a table.
Photo of two people standing in front of the NRAO's exhibition booth at the ADASS conference.
Photo of the outside of a brick building with the words Deutsches Zentrum für Astrophysik in white letters on the side of the building.
The NRAO is in Görlitz, Germany this week at the Astronomical Data Analysis and Software Systems (#ADASS) astro-computing conference!
We are looking forward to discussing #ngVLA, #ALMA, #GreenBank, data formats, telescope operations, machine learning, and AI with our DZA colleagues. #ADASS2025
Photo of the ngVLA prototype antenna against a deep blue cloudless sky
With a proposed 263 telescopes spanning nearly 9,000 km (214 of the dishes being concentrated in the U.S. Southwest), the Next Generation Very Large Array is expected to have about 10x the sensitivity and 10x the spatial resolution of the current Very Large Array or ALMA!
#Astronomy #ngVLA
Promotional graphic for a Community Listening Session in Santa Fe about the Next Generation Very Large Array. The event takes place on October 8 at 6 PM at the Santa Fe Community College, Lecture Hall 216.
SANTA FE - Come learn about the future of astronomy in New Mexico! 📡 #SantaFe
Join the NRAO at Santa Fe Community College this Wednesday for a discussion and Q&A session about the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) project. #ngVLA
🗓️ Wed, October 8
⏰ 6:00 - 7:00 MDT
📍SFCC Lecture Hall #216
Calling it the Next Generation Very Large Array and not the Ginormous Array or the Humungous Array or the Bodacious Array was a missed opportunity that won’t come around again.
#radioastronomy #Astronomy #vla #ngvla #nrao
Science and Engineering exhibit at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2025)
Exhibit 4239 at #IMS2025 showcasing @thenrao.bsky.social with #ngvla, ALMA WSU, and reflectionless filters.
#science #astronomy #engineering #radiotelescopes #radioastronomy
NEW: NRAO and Johns Hopkins University Launch #ngVLA Partnership
A groundbreaking collaboration harnesses data science and radio astronomy to unlock the universe’s deepest secrets with the Next Generation Very Large Array.
public.nrao.edu/news/chartin...
#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy #DataScience
NEW: Cryogenic Cooling Collab ❄️
The NSF NRAO is excited to announce a collaboration with RIX Industries to explore innovative cryogenic cooling solutions for the Next Generation Very Large Array ( #ngVLA ), a transformative radio astronomy project.
public.nrao.edu/news/nsf-nra...
#RadioAstronomy
NEW: University of Florida and NSF NRAO Forge Path for Discovery
NSF NRAO and University of Florida announced a new partnership to advance science education at a future Next Generation Very Large Array ( #ngVLA ) site in Florida.
public.nrao.edu/news/stars-a...
#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy
Speaking of the #ngVLA, we've announced several new partnerships and collaborations lately! See thread below ⬇️
A landmark event for astronomy took place on April 25, 2025, as mtex antenna technology officially handed over the prototype antenna for the proposed Next Generation Very Large Array ( #ngVLA ) to the NSF NRAO! 📡
Read more and check out the image gallery: public.nrao.edu/news/image-r...
#Astronomy
Promotional graphic for the ngVLA Community Listening Sessions. Albuquerque, New Mexico is on Wednesday, April 23 and Alamo is on Thursday, April 24.
The NSF NRAO is organizing two Community Listening Sessions – one in #Albuquerque and one in #Alamo – as part of our ongoing efforts to engage with the local community about the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) project. #ngVLA #RadioAstronomy #NewMexico
More info in thread ⤵️
NEW: ALMA Detects First-Ever Hydrogen Recombination Lines From Proplyd Disks in Densely Packed Orion Nebula Cluster
Archival data points the way toward new ideas for characterizing planet-forming disks with upcoming #ALMA upgrades and #ngVLA telescopes.
#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy
Workers on lifts attaching the sub-reflector to the ngVLA prototype antenna
Workers on a lift working on a radio telescope sub-reflector. The frame is white and the workers are silhouetted against the clear blue sky.
Photo of the ngVLA prototype antenna under construction, with the final panels being lowered by a crane against a clear blue sky. The VLA telescopes are visible in the background.
Photo of the ngVLA prototype antenna on its construction site. All panels are in place. A large crane and other construction equipment sit nearby. The VLA telescopes are visible in the background.
✅ Sub-reflector = attached
✅ Final panels = installed
The ngVLA prototype antenna has never looked better! 🤩
📸 Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/A. Symmes
#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy #ngVLA
Learn about the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) in the @thenrao.bsky.social NRAO Science Newsletter:
science.nrao.edu/enews/18.2/
#drone #dronevideo #science #astronomy #astrophysics @aas.org #ngVLA #NewMexico
All packed up for a few days this week at White Sands #NationalParks and #NRAO #VeryLargeArray and the new #ngVLA !!!
#BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #Monochrome #NM
Timelapse of the #ngVLA prototype antenna being lifted onto its pedestal! 📡🏗️
Our favorite part is when a #VeryLargeArray antenna makes an appearance in the background 👀👋
#RadioAstronomy #Astronomy #NRAO
youtu.be/sOfBSh972Kc
#geekoutandchill Enjoy the evils of science as you watch the ngVLA prototype lift with your fellow fans! #ngVLA #verylargearray #plainsofsanagustin #newmexico
