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National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Alternative namesNRAO Edit this on Wikidata
Organization
  • Associated Universities, Inc. Edit this on Wikidata
LocationUnited States
Coordinates38°02′12″N 78°31′05″W / 38.0368°N 78.5181°W / 38.0368; -78.5181
Established1959 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitepublic.nrao.edu Edit this at Wikidata
Telescopes
  • Atacama Large Millimeter Array
  • Green Bank Interferometer
  • Green Bank Telescope
  • Very Large Array
  • Very Long Baseline Array Edit this on Wikidata
National Radio Astronomy Observatory is located in the United States
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The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is a federally funded research and development center of the United States National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc. for the purpose of radio astronomy. NRAO designs, builds, and operates its own high-sensitivity radio telescopes for use by scientists around the world.[1]

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