The National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) is the U.S. national center for ground-based, nighttime optical and infrared astronomy. As a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), NOIRLab operates facilities such as the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), the International Gemini Observatory, and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. NOIRLab focuses on enabling breakthrough discoveries in astrophysics by providing state-of-the-art observatories, data products, and services to a diverse scientific community and also collaborates with organizations like SpaceX to mitigate the impact of satellites on ground-based astronomy.
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