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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AtLAST’s energy researchers on a field trip to San Pedro de Atacama Sep. 16, 2022 12:15 PM -
Workshop on Renewable Energy Communities in San Pedro de Atacama Aug. 31, 2022 1:50 PM -
The AtLAST team says goodbye to Richard Hills Aug. 22, 2022 8:50 AM
Publications
Overview of recent scientific publications related to the AtLAST project
Vacancies
3 years-postdoc position within the AtLAST project available at the UK ATC in Edinburgh (Deadline 15.01.2023)
