The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey (Astro2020) of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences has published its report and the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) received high priority for new ground-based observatories to be constructed during the coming decade. The report was the culmination of a lengthy process aimed at developing a comprehensive research strategy and vision for a decade of transformative science at the frontiers of astronomy and astrophysics.
Read the full press release on the NRAO webpage here.
Image: Artists’s conception of the central portion of the Next Generation Very Large Array. © Sophia Dagnello, NRAO/AUI/NSF