Professional Organisations

143 organisations

Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Egypt Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Germany Germany (Heidelberg, international) Ghana Greece Hungary India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kenya Latvia Lithuania Mexico Morocco Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia South Africa South Africa (Cape Town) South Africa (pan-African) South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United Kingdom (pan-African) United States United States (Chile) United States (Puerto Rico) Uzbekistan Vietnam

Argentina

CONAE — Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales

Argentine Space Agency

Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba

Historic observatory in Córdoba, founded 1871

Australia

International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR)

Radio astronomy research in Perth, SKA participation

Mount Stromlo Observatory

ANU observatory in Canberra, instrument development

Siding Spring Observatory

Australia's premier optical observatory site, AAT

Austria

Institut fuer Weltraumforschung Graz (IWF)

Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Graz

Universitaetssternwarte Wien

Vienna University Observatory, Institute for Astrophysics

Belgium

Observatoire Royal de Belgique

Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels

Brazil

Agência Espacial Brasileira (AEB)

Brazilian Space Agency

Observatório Nacional — Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian National Observatory, founded 1827

Bulgaria

Institute of Astronomy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Canada

David Dunlap Observatory

Astronomy institute at University of Toronto

Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (DAO)

Canadian research observatory in Victoria, BC

China

Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO)

Historic observatory in Nanjing, CAS institute

Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO)

CAS institute in Shanghai, VLBI and astrometry

Yunnan Observatories

CAS observatory in Kunming, solar and stellar physics

Croatia

Hvar Observatory

Hvar Observatory of the University of Zagreb

Czech Republic

Astronomicky ustav Akademie ved Ceske republiky

Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Denmark

Niels Bohr Institute - Astrophysics and Planetary Science

Niels Bohr Institute, astrophysics section at University of Copenhagen

Ecuador

Observatorio Astronómico de Quito

Oldest observatory in South America, founded 1873

Egypt

Helwan Observatory

Historic observatory near Cairo, founded 1903

Kottamia Astronomical Observatory

Largest telescope in North Africa, 1.88m reflector

Estonia

Tartu Observatory

Tartu Observatory, oldest research institution in Estonia

Ethiopia

Entoto Observatory and Research Center

First observatory in East Africa, Entoto near Addis Ababa

Finland

Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO (FINCA)

Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO, University of Turku

France

Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)

French National Centre for Space Studies

European Space Agency (ESA)

European Space Agency, headquartered in Paris

Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (IAP)

Institute of Astrophysics of Paris, CNRS

Institut de Radioastronomie Millimetrique (IRAM)

Institute for Millimeter Radio Astronomy, Grenoble

International Astronomical Union (IAU)

International Astronomical Union, governing body for astronomy, based in Paris

Observatoire de Paris

Paris Observatory, founded 1667, oldest continuously operating observatory

Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur (OCA)

Cote d'Azur Observatory in Nice

Germany

Astronomische Gesellschaft (AG)

German Astronomical Society, founded 1863

Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)

German Aerospace Center

European Southern Observatory (ESO)

European Southern Observatory, headquartered in Garching near Munich

Hamburger Sternwarte

Hamburg Observatory, part of University of Hamburg in Bergedorf

Landessternwarte Heidelberg

State Observatory Heidelberg-Koenigstuhl

Leibniz-Institut fuer Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)

Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam

Max-Planck-Institut fuer Astronomie (MPIA)

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg

Max-Planck-Institut fuer Astrophysik (MPA)

Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching

Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie (MPIfR)

Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn

Max-Planck-Institut fuer Sonnensystemforschung (MPS)

Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Goettingen

Max-Planck-Institut fuer extraterrestrische Physik (MPE)

Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching

Sternwarte Remeis Bamberg

Dr. Karl Remeis Observatory Bamberg of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Thueringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg

Thuringian State Observatory Tautenburg near Jena

Germany (Heidelberg, international)

IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE)

IAU office for astronomy education, works closely with Africa

Ghana

Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory

Radio observatory in Kuntunse, converted 32m satellite dish

Greece

Hellenic Space Centre (HSC)

Hellenic Space Centre

National Observatory of Athens (NOA)

National Observatory of Athens, founded 1842

Hungary

Konkoly Observatory (MTA CSFK)

Konkoly Observatory of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

India

Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES)

Observational institute in Nainital, 3.6m DOT telescope

Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA)

Premier research institute in Bangalore, operates VBO and IAO Hanle

Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA)

Inter-university center in Pune, gravitational waves, cosmology

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) — Astronomy

Astronomy department at TIFR Mumbai, radio astronomy, GMRT

Indonesia

Bosscha Observatory — Bandung

Oldest observatory in Indonesia, founded 1923

Iran

Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM) — School of Astronomy

Iranian research institute, astronomy school in Tehran

Ireland

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies - Astronomy

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Cosmic Physics

Israel

Weizmann Institute of Science — Astrophysics

Astrophysics department at Weizmann Institute, Rehovot

Wise Observatory — Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv University observatory in the Negev desert

Italy

Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)

Italian Space Agency

Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)

Italian National Institute for Astrophysics

Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri

Astrophysical Observatory of Arcetri near Florence

Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova

Astronomical Observatory of Padua, part of INAF

Japan

Tokyo Astronomical Observatory (TAO)

University of Tokyo infrared observatory in Chile

Kenya

Kenya Space Agency

Latvia

Institute of Astronomy, University of Latvia

Lithuania

Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, Vilnius University

Moletai Astronomical Observatory

Moletai Astronomical Observatory of Vilnius University

Mexico

Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEM)

Mexican Space Agency

Instituto de Astronomía — UNAM

Astronomy institute of UNAM, operates OAN San Pedro Mártir

Morocco

Oukaimeden Observatory

Observatory in the High Atlas, NEO search and meteor monitoring

Namibia

H.E.S.S. Observatory — Namibia

Gamma-ray observatory in the Khomas Highland, Namibia

Netherlands

ASTRON - Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy

Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, operates LOFAR

Leiden Observatory

Leiden Observatory, oldest university observatory in the world

SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

Netherlands Institute for Space Research

New Zealand

Mt John Observatory — University of Canterbury

Research observatory at Lake Tekapo, Dark Sky Reserve

Nigeria

National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)

Nigerian space research and development agency

Norway

Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, Oslo

Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo

Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA)

Norwegian Space Agency

Poland

Centrum Astronomiczne im. Mikolaja Kopernika (CAMK)

Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Polish Space Agency (POLSA)

Polish Space Agency

Portugal

Instituto de Astrofisica e Ciencias do Espaco (IA)

Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences of Portugal

Romania

Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy

Romanian Space Agency (ROSA)

Romanian Space Agency

Russia

Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INASAN)

Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Pulkovo Observatory (GAO RAS)

Pulkovo Observatory, Main Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Roscosmos State Corporation

Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities

Special Astrophysical Observatory (SAO RAS)

Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy, BTA-6 telescope

Sternberg Astronomical Institute (SAI MSU)

Sternberg Astronomical Institute of Moscow State University

South African National Space Agency

South Africa (Cape Town)

IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD)

IAU office for astronomy development, promotes astronomy worldwide

South Africa (pan-African)

African Very Long Baseline Interferometry Network (AVN)

African VLBI network, part of SKA development

South Korea

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)

Korean Aerospace Research Institute

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)

National research institute for astronomy and space, Daejeon

Spain

Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA)

Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology

Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia (IAA-CSIC)

Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia, CSIC, Granada

Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC)

Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands, observatories on Tenerife and La Palma

Observatorio Astronomico de Madrid (OAN)

National Astronomical Observatory of Madrid

Sweden

Onsala Space Observatory

Onsala Space Observatory at Chalmers University of Technology

Stockholm Observatory

Stockholm Observatory at Stockholm University

Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA)

Swedish National Space Agency

Switzerland

CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research

European Organization for Nuclear Research, particle physics and cosmology

Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zuerich - Institut fuer Astronomie

ETH Zurich Institute for Astronomy

European Astronomical Society (EAS)

European Astronomical Society, promotes astronomy in Europe

Observatoire de Geneve

Geneva Observatory, exoplanet research (Nobel laureates Mayor & Queloz)

Taiwan

Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics — Academia Sinica (ASIAA)

Taiwanese astronomy institute, ALMA partner, SMA participation

Thailand

National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT)

Thai national astronomy research institute, 2.4m telescope

Turkey

Turkish Astronomical Society (TAD)

Turkish Astronomical Society

Ukraine

Main Astronomical Observatory of NAS of Ukraine

Main Astronomical Observatory of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU)

State Space Agency of Ukraine

United Kingdom

Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge

Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge

Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics

Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, home of Lovell Telescope

Royal Astronomical Society (RAS)

Royal Astronomical Society, founded 1820 in London

Royal Observatory Edinburgh (ROE)

Royal Observatory Edinburgh

UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UKATC)

UK Astronomy Technology Centre in Edinburgh

UK Space Agency (UKSA)

United Kingdom Space Agency

United Kingdom (pan-African)

Development in Africa with Radio Astrophysics (DARA)

UK-African training program in radio astronomy

United States

American Physical Society (APS) — Division of Astrophysics

Division of Astrophysics of the American Physical Society

Apache Point Observatory

Observatory in New Mexico, SDSS site

Caltech Astronomy

Astronomy department at Caltech, operates Palomar and Keck

Carnegie Observatories

Historic research institution in Pasadena, Hubble's discoveries

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) — Astrophysics

Astroparticle physics, dark matter, dark energy surveys

Gemini Observatory

Twin 8m telescopes in Hawaii and Chile

Green Bank Observatory

100m GBT radio telescope in West Virginia, National Radio Quiet Zone

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA)

Largest astrophysics research center in the US, Cambridge, MA

Institute for Advanced Study — School of Natural Sciences

Theoretical astrophysics and cosmology, Princeton

Large Binocular Telescope Observatory (LBTO)

Binocular telescope with two 8.4m mirrors on Mt. Graham, Arizona

Lick Observatory — UC Santa Cruz

Historic observatory on Mt. Hamilton, California

Lowell Observatory

Historic observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona — discovery of Pluto

MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research

Astrophysics research institute at MIT — X-ray astronomy, exoplanets, TESS

McDonald Observatory

UT Austin research observatory in West Texas, public programs

National Academy of Sciences — Board on Physics and Astronomy

Advisory board for US astronomy policy (Decadal Survey)

National Optical Astronomy Observatory (Steward Observatory)

Astronomy department at University of Arizona, mirror fabrication

National Solar Observatory (NSO)

National solar observatory, operates DKIST on Maui

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO)

Part of CfA, operates Chandra X-ray Observatory

UC Santa Cruz — Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics

Leading in galaxy evolution and cosmological simulations

W. M. Keck Observatory

Two 10m telescopes on Mauna Kea, Hawaii

United States (Chile)

Vera C. Rubin Observatory

8.4m survey telescope in Chile, Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)

United States (Puerto Rico)

Arecibo Observatory (legacy)

Former 305m radio telescope in Puerto Rico, collapsed 2020

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Astronomical Society

Astronomical institute of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences

Vietnam

Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC)

Vietnam National Space Center