Beth Willman Named Interim Director of NSF NOIRLab
The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) welcomes Dr. Beth Willman as the Interim Director of NSF NOIRLab ...
Roman Space Telescope Successfully Launches, Beginning a New Era in Surveys of the Universe
Today, August 30, 2026, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully lifted off from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in ...
Jacobus (Jim) Oschmann
Photonect Interconnect Solutions Inc. Co-Founder Marinus Consulting LLC, Owner Jim Oschmann, past president of SPIE, the International Society of Optics ...
Michael Wise
STIC Chair SRON Space Research Organisation Netherlands Michael Wise is the General and Scientific Director of SRON, Space Research Organisation ...
Letter from AURA President Matt Mountain
As President of AURA, I have been privileged to be part of a truly transformational period in astronomy. Together with ...
About AURA
AURA, headquartered in Washington D.C., manages world-class astronomical Centers for both the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National ...
Education and Outreach
AURA’s mission includes promoting public understanding of our universe and the benefits of scientific exploration. Our talented education and public ...
AURA FY25 Governance
AURA governance committees as of September 30, 2025 AURA Board of Directors Andrew Baker, Vice-ChairElizabeth BartonKaren Bjorkman, ChairEmily CoBabe-Ammann, Chair ...
AURA Membership
AURA was founded in 1957, with the encouragement of the National Science Foundation, by a group of U.S. universities with ...
2026 AURA Annual Meeting
In late April astronomers from across the U.S. and Chile gathered in Tucson, Arizona for the 2026 AURA Annual Meeting ...
