NOIRLab
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The National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) is the United States' national facility for ground-based, night-time optical and infrared astronomy. It is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), as a federally funded research and development center.
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Facility
- Founded
- 2019
- Location
- Tucson, United States
- Also known as
- NOIRLab, NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, U.S. National Science Foundation National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory
- Status
- Active
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- research institute
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Tucson
- Official website
- noirlab.edu
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- affiliation
- National Science Foundation
- Commons category
- NOIRLab
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The National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) is the United States' national facility for ground-based, night-time optical and infrared astronomy. It is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), as a federally funded research and development center.
NOIRLab runs four observatories and a center for scientific software and research data archiving. It provides access to observing time for astronomers affiliated with any US institution.
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