About The Radio Telescope Array
The facility was built by the California Institute of Technology in 1982. Management of the observatory was transferred to NJIT in 1997. At the time of transfer the site had 5 antennas including two 27-m antennas (originally used to study radio galaxies), and three 1.8-m antennas. Two more 1.8-m antennas were added subsequently. Funding comes from the National Science Foundation and NASA.
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