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Atacama Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope
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Development study for a next-generation 50-meter aperture single-dish sub-millimeter astronomical facility powered by renewable energy. Website: atlast.uio.no.
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In case you missed it, yesterdays AtLAST Forum talks are now available on our YouTube channel! Links to both excellent talks here:

Thomas Morris: “A comprehensive simulator for single-dish millimeter-wave Telescopes” youtu.be/RCgbVTShl8U?...

Jonas Wurzinger: “maria goes NIFTY” youtu.be/Hcu7s3J6pm4
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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🔭🧪☄️Join our next AtLAST Forum where we dive into cutting-edge methods for improving (sub-)millimetre single-dish telescope data analysis.
📅 When: November 20, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM UTC
🔗 More info: www.atlast.uio.no/news-and-eve...

#atlast #forum #dataanalysis #simulations #submmastronomy
Logo of the AtLAST sub-mm antenna in the chilean desert, a group of word clouds on top of the antenna with the text FORUM on them.
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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El evento culminó con una visita al telescopio Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT, 64 metros de diametro) - combinando teoría y práctica y ayudando a todos a visualizar nuestros planes para AtLAST
grupo de personas frente a un gran radiotelescopio
May 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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This groundbreaking global initiative unites 140+ experts from 6 continents to design a next-generation, powerful, versatile, and eco-friendly astronomical facility.
AtLAST isn’t just about advancing #astronomy; it's about creating a legacy of #innovation, #sustainability and global collaboration💚📡
The team posing in front of the Sardinia Radio Telescope, a fully steerable 64-meter radio/millimetre telescope operated by INAF and located near San Basilio, at about one hour from Cagliari.
May 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Ofrecemos beca de 1 año a estudiantes entusiastas de Magister para analizar perfiles de viento para el futuro telescopio astronómico #AtLAST. Oportunidad de trabajar a 5000m de altura en el desierto de Atacama en Chile. Fecha limite para postular 15 feb 2025 recruitment.eso.org/jobs/2025_0006 🔭🧪
Imagen de una zona amplia y plana en el desierto chileno de Atacama, con una montaña al fondo. En el centro del lugar se encuentra una torre meteorológica de 24 m de altura.
January 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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We are advertising a 1-year studentship for an enthusiastic Master student to analyse wind data for the future #AtLAST telescope. Opportunity to work at the 5000m altitude site in the Atacama desert in Chile. Application deadline 15 Feb 2025. For info: recruitment.eso.org/jobs/2025_0006 🔭🧪
Picture of a wide, flat area in the Chilean Atacama desert, with a mountain in the background. A 24m-high weather tower is standing in the middle of the scene.
January 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Why are astronomical observatories been built at >5000m altitude in the Chilean Atacama desert? @ureichert.astrodon.social.ap.brid.gy wrote about this in the article "Atacama - dem Weltall so nah" in the December issue of "Sterne und Weltraum", where he also mentions AtLAST 🔭 🧪
Screenshot of the first two pages of a magazine article with the headline "Atacama - so close to space" (in German), with a photo of the ALMA telescope
December 17, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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This is the official account of the #AtLAST study funded by @ec.europa.eu. AtLAST is a next-generation sub-millimeter 50m single dish #astronomical 🔭 facility, with #Science 🧪, #Technology, #Sustainability and #Community engagement at its core. More on atlast.uio.no
Diagram showing a sketch of an astronomical telescope with text labels describing the different parts of the study
December 3, 2024 at 1:16 PM