New chapter begins for Kitt Peak Telescope

New chapter begins for Kitt Peak Telescope 02/20/2018 03:04 PM EST A new chapter opens today in the history of the 4-meter Mayall Telescope, the largest aperture telescope at NSF's Kitt Peak National Observatory. Having completed its first 45-year-long assignment, the telescope is now poised to embark on a new mission: creating the largest 3-D map of the cosmos to date. The map will help astronomers chart out the role of dark energy in the expansion history of the universe. Full story at https://www.noao.edu/news/2018/pr1802.php Source Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111