Remember those movies like Contact and Independence Day when humans made contact with aliens? Well the visually impressive scientific instrument featured in those movies that is searching deep space for radio signals is the
Very Large Array. The VLA consists of 27 radio antenna on railway tracks in a high valley in New Mexico and it's very impressive to see.
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| The VLA in 3D |
In constant use by astronomers since 1980, it's a marvel of engineering and computer technology. This radio telescope is used to unravel the mysteries of the universe, including
black holes,
quasars,
pulsars, and
gamma ray bursts, but not to my knowledge extra terrestrials!
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