Observatories

Page Updated December 2024

Atacama Large Milimeter/Submilimeter Array ALMA, located at an altitude of 5,000 meters on the Chajnantor plateau in northern Chile, is an international collaboration between seven entities, including the ESO, the National Science Foundation in the United States and groups in places like Taiwan and Japan.

Chandra X-ray Observatory  Not sure what an X-ray observatory does? After touring this site, you'll be an expert on X-ray astronomy.

Giant Magellan Telescope Right now in the construction phase — will have a resolution 10 times greater than that of Hubble, the gold standard, which has brought back 1.2 million observations and traveled more than 3 billion miles since 1990. “The GMT mirrors will collect more light than any telescope ever built and the resolution will be the best ever achieved,”. That means potentially getting answers to questions about whether other places in space hold life, how galaxies formed, even the fate of the universe.

High Altitude Observatory  Why do scientists study the Sun? Find out the answers to this question and many others.

Jodrell Bank Observatory  Today, Jodrell Bank is a leading radioastronomy facility. The story of Jodrell Bank begins in 1945 when Bernard Lovell came to the University of Manchester to observe cosmic rays.

Large Synoptic Survey Telescope The goal of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) project is to conduct a 10-year survey of the sky that will deliver a 200 petabyte set of images and data products that will address some of the most pressing questions about the structure and evolution of the universe and the objects in it.

The Hayden Planetarium / Rose Center  Visit the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, in New York City.

Virtual Science Center  The Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, California, offers a virtual tour of selected exhibits and programs, a virtual planetarium, and space photographs taken by their telescopes. Try your hand at a lunar landing.

W.M. Keck Observatory  This site has information about the observatory. You will also find sections of: News, Quick Facts, Observatory and Telescopes, Photos, and more.