High-Tech 'Heart' of New-Generation Radio Telescope Passes First Test
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 16:35
in Astronomy & Space
The Expanded Very Large Array (EVLA), part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), took a giant step toward completion on August 7 with successful testing of advanced digital hardware designed to combine signals from its upgraded radio-telescope antennas to produce high resolution images of celestial objects.