Holmdel Horn Antenna

Local nameHolmdel Horn Antenna
LocationHolmdel Township, New Jersey, United States

The Holmdel Horn Antenna is a large microwave horn antenna that was used as a satellite communication antenna and radio telescope during the 1960s at Bell Telephone Laboratories in Holmdel Township, New Jersey, United States. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1988 because of its association with the research work of two radio astronomers, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson. In 1965 while using this antenna, Penzias and Wilson discovered the cosmic microwave background radiation that permeates the universe.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmdel_Horn_Antenna

Address (Unnamed Road), Holmdel 07733, United States

Coordinates 40°23'26.55" N -74°11'5.42" E

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