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Dec 11

Remembering Riccardo Giacconi

It is with great sadness that AURA recognizes the passing of Riccardo Giacconi. Giacconi was a highly accomplished astrophysicist and the first permanent Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute.

Nov 16

STScI: Visualizations of the Universe Form Heart of New “Deep Field” Film

This visualization of a spectacular spiral galaxy, called the Whirlpool Galaxy, appears in the “Deep Field” film. Based on a 90-megapixel image from the Hubble Space Telescope, the visualization sequence sweeps viewers past the swirling structure of dark dust lanes, yellowish older stars, bluish younger stars, and vibrant red star-forming regions. Credit: NASA, ESA, and […]

Nov 1

Gemini: Tiny Old Star Has Huge Impact

The new discovery is only 14% the size of the Sun and is the new record holder for the star with the smallest complement of heavy elements. It has about the same heavy element proportion as Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system. Credit: Kevin Schlaufman. Astronomers use the Gemini Observatory to investigate a […]

Oct 18

Solar Science Teams Selected for 2019 Eclipse at CTIO

July 2nd 2019 will be a very special day in South America. On that day a total eclipse will travel from west to east across the continent and, in a spectacular stroke of astronomical luck, will pass directly over the National Science Foundation’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile – one of the most famous astronomy sites in the world.

Sep 26

AURA Management Council for the Rubin Observatory (AMCR)

Council Charter (pdf) The AMCR provides oversight and advocacy for the management of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Roger Blandford Stanford University Tulika Bose Univ Wisconsin Madison Brenna Flaugher (Chair) Fermilab Larry Gladney Yale University Matthew Graham California Institute of Technology Allison Lung Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Rachel Mandelbaum Carnegie Mellon Pat McCarthy (ex […]

Sep 23

Solar Observatory Council (SOC)

Council Charter (pdf) The SOC provides oversight for the National Solar Observatory (NSO). Sarbani Basu Yale University Doug Biesecker National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration Emily CoBabe-Ammann (Chair) University of Colorado at Boulder Geoff Crowley Arcfield Dale Gary New Jersey Institute of Technology S. Craig Jackson, Jr. University of Tennessee, Knoxville James Mason (Vice-Chair) Johns Hopkins […]

Sep 20

NOIRLab Management Oversight Council (NMOC)

Council Charter (pdf) The NMOC and each of its members are trustees and advocates to the AURA Board for the mission of NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory. The NMOC provides stewardship and management oversight of NSF’s NOIRLab and gives support and advice to AURA on important policy and management matters. JoAnn Browning University of […]

Sep 19

Space Telescope Institute Council (STIC)

Council Charter (pdf) STIC provides oversight and advocacy for the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). Scott Altman (Vice-Chair) Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Federal Stuart Bale University of California, Berkley James Bullock (Chair) University of Southern California Joan Higginbotham Joan Higginbotham AdAstra, LLC David Mongeau University of Texas San Antonio Matt Mountain (ex officio) AURA Alison […]

Sep 18

Nominating Committee

Joan Burkepile University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Atam Dhawan New Jersey Institute of Technology Tomás Diaz de la Rubia The University of Arizona Mayra Montrose L3Harris Technologies Emily Petroff Perimeter Institute Joe Shields Large Binocular Telescope Observatory Nicolle Zellner Albion College

Sep 14

AURA Addressing Security Issue at NSO Facility

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is addressing a security issue at the National Solar Observatory (NSO) facility at Sacramento Peak, New Mexico and has decided to temporarily vacate the facility as a precautionary measure until further notice. All other NSO facilities are open and operating normally. AURA, which manages Sacramento Peak […]


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