The Radio Astronomy Laboratory (RAL) is an Organized Research Unit (ORU) at the University of California, Berkeley dedicated to designing, building and conducting          experiments that explore the Universe

Exploring the Universe

• Berkeley Astronomy
• Berkeley Physics
• Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)

Measuring the cosmic microwave background polarization

• POLAR-BEAR at the Huan Tran Telescope
• South Pole Telescope
• LiteBIRD satellite

Measuring the first galaxies and structures in the early Universe  (epoch of reionization)

• Donald C. Backer Precision Array Probing the Epoch of Reionization (PAPER)
• Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA)

Furthering technology

• Collaboration for Astronomy Signal Processing and Electronics Research (CASPER)

Charting the Milky Way

• Galactic Arecibo L-band Feed Array (GALFA)

Educating our students

• Undergraduate Lab
• Leuschner Observatory