Record-Breaking Radio Astronomy Project to Measure Sky with Extreme Precision
Monday, November 16, 2009 - 18:28
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers will tie together the largest collection of the world's radio telescopes ever assembled to work as a single observing tool in a project aimed at improving the precision of the reference frame scientists use to measure positions in the sky. The National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) will be a key part of the project.