Stephen Molyneux

We had a really interesting talk last week for the AtLAST Forum on site characterisation! Pamela gave a great overview of the wind properties on 2 potential sites for AtLAST and what that means for operations and observing time throughout the year 📡
See the talk below!

A reminder that today is the last day to submit abstracts to EAS! See below for details of our Special Session SS26: Planning the future of large-scale (sub-)mm astrophysics

We are looking forward to receiving your abstracts!
#EASLausanne

AtLAST Forum - March 2026 - AtLAST Welcome to the AtLAST Forum, a platform for the community to exchange ideas and opinions about the AtLAST project and anything related to it.

🔭 Join our next AtLAST Forum where we will find out about the wind conditions on the Chajnantor Plateau - a key environmental factor when selecting astronomical sites

📅 When: March 5, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM UTC

🔗 More info: www.atlast.uio.no/news-and-eve...

#atlast #forum #submmastronomy

ESO white papers in support of AtLAST - AtLAST AtLAST is designed as a once-in-a-generation, transformational facility for the coming decades. At least 27 white papers supporting AtLAST were submitted to ESO's Expanding Horizons call, spanning top...

At least 27 white papers in support of AtLAST were submitted to ESO's Expanding Horizons - a call to select a new ground-based telescope/facility (or upgrade to an existing one) that will transform astronomy, highlighting the scientific potential of AtLAST ✨

www.atlast.uio.no/news-and-eve...

🌟 Join our Special Session at EAS 2026 🌟
Planning the future of large-scale (sub-)mm astrophysics

📡 We invite everyone to contribute to the planning of AtLAST and the future of (sub-)mm astrophysics. Follow the link for more info!

eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/...

#EAS2026Lausanne

Iberian AtLAST days 2026 - AtLAST This event will bring together the Spanish and Portuguese (sub-)mm communities to foster scientific and technical synergies around the future AtLAST facility.

Iberian AtLAST Days — 4–5 June 2026 — Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Calling all astronomers, instrument builders, and data scientists in Spain and Portugal! Join us to kick off community engagement around AtLAST, the future 50m class (sub‑)mm telescope.

www.atlast.uio.no/news-and-eve...

Braking Good: Turning Telescope Motion into (re-)Usable Power - a4e.org On a crowded planet, astronomers are continuously seeking out pristine locations with low pollution levels (e.g. from light, radio interference, and unwanted chemicals) as well as excellent weather an...

Braking Good: Turning Telescope Motion into (re-)Usable Power
a4e.org/braking-good...

Find out more about the energy recovery system planned for AtLAST in this news item published by @a4e.org

A vision for ground-based astronomy beyond the 2030s: How to build ESO's next big telescope sustainably Astronomy is the study of the Universe and all the objects that it comprises. Our attention is therefore usually focused beyond Earth, home to the only form of life known today. However, how can we co...

arxiv.org/abs/2512.10902

We had some excellent talks for the AtLAST Forum yesterday! You can find the links to the YouTube videos here!

Learning Millimeter-Wave Adaptive Optics for AtLAST: Insights from Nobeyama - AtLAST Experts from OHB Digital Connect are collaborating with the Nobeyama team to investigate Millimeter-Wave Adaptive Optics (MAO), a promising technology that could facilitate unprecedented levels of opt...

Millimeter-Wave Adaptive Optics could facilitate unprecedented levels of optical control for #AtLAST. This technology is currently being tested on the Nobeyama 45m Radio Telescope so experts from OHB Digital Connect took a trip to find out more! 📡

www.atlast.uio.no/news-and-eve...

AtLAST Forum - June 2025 - AtLAST Welcome to the AtLAST Forum, a platform for the community to exchange ideas and opinions about the AtLAST project and anything related to it.

🔭 Next AtLAST Forum: June 5, 2025 | 14:00 UTC

- AtLAST science on nearby galaxies
- Preparing for AtLAST operations

Followed by a discussion and Q&A session.

Open to all!

Event webpage: www.atlast.uio.no/news-and-eve...

It's exciting to see these results! Looking forward to more JWST results in the future as well!

New ESO analysis confirms severe damage from industrial complex planned near Paranal An in-depth technical analysis by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has evaluated the impact of the INNA megaproject on the facilities at the Paranal Observatory, Chile — and the results are ala...

🚨 ESO analysis confirms that the INNA industrial megaproject would have a devastating and irreversible impact on the facilities at Paranal Observatory.

Full story ➡️ www.eso.org/public/news/...
Details in 🧵 below 👇
🧪 🔭 #astrosci 1/

A poster with an image of a telescope dome under a starry sky. The text of the poster says: 7th ESO Summer Research Programme 30 June - 8 August 2025 ESO Headquarters, Garching bei München, Germany Application deadline: 30 January 2025 Fully funded programme for undergraduate and master (pre-PhD) students in astronomy, physics or related subjects. Research a cutting-edge astronomy project. Collaborated with top researchers. Discover ESO and its telescopes. Learn new skills and astrophysics. Find out more & apply online: http://eso.org/summerresearch

🔈 Calling pre-PhD university students in astronomy & astrophysics!

Apply by 30 January 2025 for the next edition of ESO’s Summer Research Programme, taking place at ESO Headquarters in Garching, to obtain research experience by working with our astronomers.

More info ➡️ www.eso.org/sci/meetings...