WFIRST Telescope Named For ‘Mother of Hubble’ Nancy Grace Roman
Today, NASA announced that it is naming its next-generation space telescope, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), in honor of Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first Chief Astronomer, who paved the way for space ...
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COVID-19 update on AURA Operations and Facilities
UPDATE March 25 - In response to the continued COVID-19 outbreak in the US and Chile, AURA is announcing the following changes at our facilities, effective immediately and until further notice: ...
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NSF’s Newest Solar Telescope Produces First Images
Just released first images from the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope reveal unprecedented detail of the Sun’s surface and preview the world-class products to come from this preeminent 4-meter solar telescope. NSF’s ...
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Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Named After Astronomer Vera C. Rubin
Poised to conduct a vast, deep astronomical survey of the dynamic Universe from high in the Chilean Andes, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) will now be named the NSF Vera C. Rubin Observatory (Rubin ...
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10-28 UPDATE: AURA Status during current situation in Chile
Late Friday October 18, Chilean President Sebastian Piñera declared a state of emergency in the province of Santiago, Valparaiso, Concepción, Rancagua and La Serena/Coquimbo and a curfew was established ...
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NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory Launched
NSF and AURA are proud to announce the launch of integrated operations of all of NSF’s nighttime astronomical facilities under NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NSF’s OIR Lab) ...
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