Radio Astronomy is Getting a Big Boost from the VLA's New Sky Survey

July 29, 2026 Universe Today

Radio Astronomy is Getting a Big Boost from the VLA's New Sky Survey
By Evan Gough (https://ift.tt/K2bQmTi)

The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array in New Mexico. The VLA was upgraded in recent years, and its new sky survey is complete. It's the most detailed radio survey of the sky ever taken. Image Credit: By user:Hajor - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=138997

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory has completed a new survey with the updated Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico. It's called the VLASS, the Very Large Array Sky Survey, and it's the most detailed radio survey of the sky ever completed. The VLA used the power of its 28 movable dishes to complete the survey.

July 30, 2026 at 02:39AM
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