Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy

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astronomy organization nonprofit organization research consortium

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is a consortium of U.S. and international institutions that manages major astronomical observatories and facilities on behalf of the scientific community.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy canonical 15
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) 1
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) (via collaborations) 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomy organization ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ
research consortium ⓘ
abbreviation AURA ⓘ
activity community science support ⓘ
observatory operations ⓘ
scientific data management ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
employs astronomers ⓘ
engineers ⓘ
technical staff ⓘ
field astronomy ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ
focus ground-based observatories ⓘ
space-based observatories ⓘ
foundedBy universities ⓘ
governedBy board of directors ⓘ
hasMemberInstitutions U.S. universities ⓘ
international universities ⓘ
research institutions ⓘ
headquartersLocation Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland
language English ⓘ
legalForm nonprofit corporation ⓘ
manages Gemini Observatory ⓘ
NOIRLab ⓘ
surface form: NSF’s NOIRLab

NOIRLab ⓘ
surface form: National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory

Space Telescope Science Institute ⓘ
Vera C. Rubin Observatory ⓘ
memberType U.S. universities ⓘ
international institutions ⓘ
mission advance astronomy and related sciences through observatory management ⓘ
operatesOnBehalfOf scientific community ⓘ
partnerOf NASA ⓘ
National Science Foundation ⓘ
purpose management of astronomical observatories ⓘ
support of astronomical research ⓘ
sector higher education ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
serviceArea United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

international ⓘ
website https://www.aura-astronomy.org/ ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory → operatedBy → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
Space Telescope Science Institute → operatedBy → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
Vera C. Rubin Observatory → operatedBy → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
CTIO → operatedBy → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
CTIO → foundedBy → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology → memberOf → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)
Tel Aviv University → affiliatedWith → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) (via collaborations)
Hebrew University of Jerusalem → memberOf → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
Simonyi Survey Telescope → governingOrganization → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
University of Campinas → affiliation → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
National Optical Astronomy Observatory → parentOrganization → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
AURA → fullName → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
SMARTS 1.0m Telescope → affiliation → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
Curtis Schmidt Telescope → operator → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
IIT → memberOf → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
subject surface form: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Gemini Observatory → operatedBy → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
TAU → memberOf → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
subject surface form: Tel Aviv University
this entity surface form: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (historical collaboration via observatories and institutes)
Altair adaptive optics system → operatedBy → Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ