Edit
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
http://www.aura-astronomy.org/Last activity: 27.06.2025
Active
AURA is the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, a consortium of 47 US institutions and 3 international affiliates that operates world-class astronomical observatories.
Location: United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Employees: 1001-5000
Phone: +1 202-483-2101
Founded date: 1957
Mentions in press and media 12
| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.06.2025 | Chile observatory captures the universe with 3,200-megapixel camera | Previous The open star cluster Messier 21 is seen in an image produced by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, on Pachon Hill, Coquimbo Region, Chile June 12, 2025. RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/Handout via REUTERS The Trifid and Lagoon Nebu... |
| 06.11.2024 | Webb telescope reveals rapid growth of primordial black hole | Previous An artist's impression shows a triple star system called V404 Cygni with a black hole and two ordinary stars. Material siphoned from the deformed nearby star (left) is pictured swirling around the black hole (right), as the third s... |
| 09.04.2024 | NASA's Picture of the Day Zooms In on the Stunning Vela Supernova Remnant | Jace Dela Cruz, Tech Times 09 April 2024, 05:04 am NASA's daily snapshot of the cosmos zooms in on the captivating Vela Supernova Remnant, showcasing the chaotic yet colorful aftermath of a celestial cataclysm that unfolded millennia ago. (... |
| 08.08.2023 | New AI Algorithm Spots Huge Asteroid, 2022 SF289, Coming Closer to Earth Than the Moon | John Lopez, Tech Times 08 August 2023, 11:08 am A cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm recently found a 600-foot-wide space rock flying through space. This space rock is called 2022 SF289, and it is about as wide as almost tw... |
| 08.02.2023 | Planetary Astronomer Heidi B. Hammel, PhD, Named to ARCS Foundation Alumni Hall of Fame | Heidi B. Hammel, PhD, was recently selected as the 2023 ARCS Foundation Alumni Hall of Fame inductee. "It is an incredible honor to be recognized by ARCS as part of this group of people who have all made significant contributions to th... |
| 20.10.2022 | The World's Biggest Digital Camera to Capture Record-Resolution Images of the Distant Universe Soon | John Lopez, Tech Times 20 October 2022, 11:10 am Last Wednesday, Oct. 19, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured what they call the "birthplace of stars in the cosmos," a fascinating high-resolution image of dense gas and dust... |
| 15.09.2022 | See The Four Jaw-Dropping New 100-Megapixel Close-Ups Of The Sun As New Era Of Science Begins | The first images of the chromosphere – the area of the Sun’s atmosphere above the surface – taken ... [+] with the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on June 3rd, 2022. The image shows a region 82,500 kilometers across at a resolution of 18 k... |
| 19.09.2020 | Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellites clutter the skies, frustrating astronomers | More On: astronomy Beaming Earth’s location into space could cause an alien invasion How the telescope became our window into the universe NASA reveals stunning image of ‘beautiful island universe’ Inside China’s plan to find ‘Earth 2.0’ wi... |
| 19.09.2020 | Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellites clutter the skies, frustrating astronomers | More On: astronomy Alien life in our galaxy ‘more likely than we first thought’: scientists August's blue 'sturgeon' moon explained, according to ancient wisdom How to watch the best meteor showers of 2021: The Perseids return this week Ast... |
| 31.01.2020 | Scientists Snap Closest-Ever View of the Sun | Researchers have snapped the best-resolution view of the sun ever, courtesy of the Daniel K. Inouye 4-meter solar telescope. The image, which resolves features as small as 18 miles wide (30km), is an unprecedented glimpse of what the surfac... |
Show more