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.
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The figure shows the variation of the meridional flow as slices of time and depth for eight latitudes from mid-latitudes (top) to the equator (bottom) averaged over both hemispheres. The mean value has been subtracted to highlight the variation with time. The band of faster-than-average (poleward) meridional flow (yellow-red) is the most noticeable feature moving […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Our solar system has eight major planets, and nearly 200 moons. Though astronomers have to date found nearly 4,000 planets orbiting other stars, no moons have yet been found. That hasn’t been for any lack of looking, it’s just that moons are smaller than planets and therefore harder to detect.
A new $4.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) has been awarded to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) for the development of a new “Windows on the Universe Center for Astronomy Outreach” at NSF’s Kitt Peak National Observatory.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
Sunspot Solar Observatory is transitioning back to regular operations as of September 17th
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 […]
The universe is a big place. The Hubble Space Telescope’s views burrow deep into space and time, but cover an area a fraction the angular size of the full Moon.
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