National Radio Astronomy Observatory

National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Alternative names	NRAO
Organization	Associated Universities, Inc. ;
Location	United States
Coordinates	38°02′12″N 78°31′05″W
Established	1959
Website	public.nrao.edu
Telescopes	Atacama Large Millimeter Array; Green Bank Interferometer; Green Bank Telescope; Very Large Array; Very Long Baseline Array ;
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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.

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