National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory
Space, Astronomy & Physical Sciences
Where
950 N Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ, 85719
Overview
National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, known as NSF NOIRLab, is the US national center for ground-based nighttime optical and infrared astronomy. The organization operates premier astronomical facilities including Kitt Peak National Observatory, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, the international Gemini Observatory, and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Through open-access observing time and scientific data archives, NOIRLab enables astronomers worldwide to conduct frontier astronomical research.