Radar telescopes in alignment at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (Very Large Array) near Socorro, New Mexico, USA

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Radio telescopes in alignment at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (Very Large Array) near Socorro, New Mexico, USA. The individual radio antennas act together as a single very large radio telescope. Depending on the arrangement, the VLA can detect very weak signals or provide very high resolution.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, NM, USA
Photo credit: © Arthur Greenberg / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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