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Telescopes & Observatories
NSF investments in major telescopes and observatories allow us to peer deep into space and far into the past. These large ground-based instruments, observing at various wavelengths, reveal information about the origins of the universe, its natural laws, and the stars, planets, and other objects it contains. They are superb training grounds for future scientists--and they inspire people everywhere to share the excitement of exploring the unknown.
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Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray ObservatoryThe Pierre Auger Observatory is designed to study the origin and nature of the highest energy particles ever observed, which shower down on Earth in t... Type: Research Assets |
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South Pole TelescopeThe 10-meter South Pole Telescope probes the nature of dark energy and inflation, taking advantage of the ideal viewing conditions in the cold, dry at... Type: Research Assets |
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Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) - PLANNEDALMA will be the most capable imaging radio telescope ever built and will bring to millimeter and submillimeter astronomy the high-resolution aperture... Type: Research Assets |
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Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) - PLANNEDATST will enable study of the magneto-hydrodynamic phenomena in the solar photosphere, chromosphere, and corona.... Type: Research Assets |
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Very Long Baseline ArrayThe Very Long Baseline Array's 10 radio telescopes are spaced across the country from Hawaii to the Virgin Islands, spanning more than 5,000 miles and... Type: Research Assets |
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Very Large Array & Expanded VLA ProjectThe Very Large Array, one of the world's premier radio astronomy observatories, consists of 27 radio antennas in a Y-shaped configuration located on t... Type: Research Assets |
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Synoptic Optical Long-term Investigations of the SunThe facilities of the Synoptic Optical Long-term Investigations of the Sun--a suite of instruments on Kitt Peak in Arizona--will observe the sun's mag... Type: Research Assets |
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McMath-Pierce Solar TelescopeThe McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope, located on Kitt Peak in Arizona, is the largest unobstructed-aperture optical telescope in the world, and is capabl... Type: Research Assets |
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Kitt Peak National ObservatoryKitt Peak National Observatory, located on a high, dry site in the Sonora Desert of Arizona, provides scientists with a diverse collection of telescop... Type: Research Assets |
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Hilltop Dome FacilityThe Hilltop Dome Facility on Sacramento Peak in New Mexico is a solar astronomy facility containing telescopes that track the sun throughout the day, ... Type: Research Assets |
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Global Oscillation Network GroupThe Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) operates six stations around the globe to study the structure and dynamics of the sun with helioseismology... Type: Research Assets |
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Evans Solar FacilityThe John W. Evans Solar Facility, on Sacramento Peak in New Mexico, features two telescopes used for observing the solar corona and activity associate... Type: Research Assets |
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Dunn Solar TelescopeThe Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope, located on Sacramento Peak in New Mexico, is the premier national facility for observing the sun and conducting h... Type: Research Assets |
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Cerro Tololo Inter-American ObservatoryCerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, located in a high, dry region of Chile's Atacama Desert, provides scientists with telescopes for observing as... Type: Research Assets |
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Robert C. Byrd Green Bank TelescopeThe Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope, featuring a 100-meter dish and 2,004 adjustable surfac... Type: Research Assets |
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National Astronomy & Ionosphere CenterThe NAIC enables research in the areas of astronomy, planetary studies, and space and atmospheric sciences by providing unique capabilities and state-... Type: Research Assets |
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Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave ObservatoryLIGO is an instrument for sensing the presence of matter in the distant universe. LIGO does this by detecting gravitational waves, gravitational rippl... Type: Research Assets |
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Gemini ObservatoryThe Gemini Observatory consists of twin 8-meter optical/infrared telescopes located on two of the world's best observing sites. From their locations o... Type: Research Assets |
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IceCube Neutrino ObservatoryThe IceCube, the world's first high-energy neutrino detector, is located at NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station with a mission to understand the n... Type: Research Assets, Facilities & Networks |
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