Of the following, which has the highest resolution (ability to make out fine detail):
A) the German 100-meter radio dish
B) the 305-meter Arecibo radio dish in Puerto Rico
C) the 64-meter radio dish near Parkes, Australia
D) the Very Large Array of radio telescopes in New Mexico
E) the Very Long Baseline Array of Radio Telescopes, stretching from the Virgin Islands to Hawaii

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The Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) of Radio Telescopes has the highest resolution among the options listed because it uses a technique called Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), which combines observations from telescopes spread across vast distances, effectively creating a telescope with a diameter as large as the separation between the facilities. This allows for extremely high resolution, far surpassing that of a single dish, regardless of its size.

Of the Following, Which Has the Highest Resolution (Ability to Make