Welcome to the webpage of the Atacama Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope project. AtLAST is a concept for a next generation 50-meter class single-dish astronomical observatory operating at sub-millimeter and millimeter wavelengths, run as a facility telescope by an international partnership and powered by renewable energy.
The design study
The EU-funded AtLAST design study started in March 2021 and will last three years.
Research goals
AtLAST will open a new space of discoveries in many fields of Astrophysics and Cosmology.
The team
The design study is carried out by an international consortium of universities, research institutes and industry.
News
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The AtLAST team on a field trip 5000 meters above the sea
Jan. 31, 2022 9:53 AM
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The first nine months of the project
Nov. 29, 2021 1:55 PM
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The AtLAST team begins drafting the telescope design
Oct. 20, 2021 1:20 PM
Publications
Overview of recent scientific publications related to the AtLAST project
Vacancies
Currently no vacancies available
