AAS 247 Phoenix - January 2026

The NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory, NSF Green Bank Observatory, Central Development Laboratory, and Associated Universities, Inc. will be playing a major part in the January 2026 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society.

VLA+VLBA to ngVLA Transition Plan Report

The preliminary transition plan described in the new report presents a reduction that would enable the VLA and VLBA to conduct high-profile science during the construction of the ngVLA in the context of a reduced science portfolio.

Read the new report (arXiv: 2501.06333) assembled by the Transition Advisory Group (TAG).

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VLA+VLBA to ngVLA Transition Plan Report

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