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The National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) is the United States' national facility for ground-based, night-time optical and infrared astronomy. It is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), as a federally funded research and development center.

NOIRLab runs four observatories and a center for scientific software and research data archiving. It provides access to observing time for astronomers affiliated with any US institution.

• History

• Organization

• Facilities

• References

NOIRLab was formed in 2019 by the merger of three predecessor organizations, which were all managed by AURA and funded by NSF. They were:

• The National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), which managed Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona, Cerro Tololo Observatory in Chile, and the Community Science and Data Center

• The Gemini Observatory, which operated Gemini North in Hawaii and Gemini South in Chile

• The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which was constructing the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope in Chile

On October 1, 2019, these three organizations merged their operations to form NOIRLab.cite-ref-0-4-0[4]

AURA operates the NOIRLab and its facilities under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF).cite-ref-5[5]

NOIRLab operates the following facilities:

• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory

• Community Science & Data Center

• Gemini Observatory

• Kitt Peak National Observatory

• Vera C. Rubin Observatory

cite-note-11. "NOIRLab logo". Retrieved 27 August 2020.

cite-note-22. "Leadership". noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

cite-note-33. "Stuartt Corder Appointed NOIRLab Deputy Director and AURA Mission Scientist in Chile - Stuartt Corder will start as Deputy Director of NOIRLab and AURA Mission Scientist in Chile on 7 November". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

cite-note-0-44. ↑ "NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory Launched". 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2020-09-11.

cite-note-55. ↑ "NOIRLab". AURA Astronomy. Retrieved 2020-09-11.