"One of the world's most famous radio telescope facilities needs a new name - and ideas are wanted.
The Very Large Array (VLA) is a bank of radio telescopes in New Mexico, US, and has appeared in a number of films including
Contact and Independence Day.
The array has been undergoing a radical upgrade of its electronics since 2001.
To celebrate the project's finish, the observatory that runs the array wants to rename it - and is asking the public to submit ideas.
The contest, found at
namethearray.org, is open until 1 December and the winner will be announced at the American Astronomical Society conference in January."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15307169
