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[AstronomyAustralia @AstroAustralia]

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[AstronomyAustralia @AstroAustralia]

AAL welcomes Daniel T. Jaffe as new President of the @GiantMagellan telescope. Daniel brings decades of leadership in research and astronomy, and we look forward to working with him on this next-generation observatory. Learn more here: https://t.co/k8lgLC2y93

[AstronomyAustralia @AstroAustralia]

Attention Australian #STEM undergraduates: how would you like to spend 6 weeks in mid-2026 working on a research project at the headquarters of @ESO? Travel and accommodation costs, along with a stipend are all covered. Apply by 31 Jan! https://t.co/B4Nif6UNDX

[AstronomyAustralia @AstroAustralia]

AAL and the CTA-Australia consortium are excited to be part of this major international project hosted and supported by @ESO. https://t.co/frZduRtHs6

[Giant Magellan Telescope @giantmagellan]

2025 was a pivotal year for the Giant Magellan Telescope. We welcomed @MIT as a new consortium partner, reached major manufacturing and assembly milestones, and advanced into the @NSF’s Major Facilities Final Design Phase.

Explore our Year in Photos and see our story of 2025 told visually: https://t.co/uGUjcShPMF

Image Credit: Gonzalo Torres

[Giant Magellan Telescope @giantmagellan]

Manufacturing of the Giant Magellan Telescope is progressing — with exciting developments underway in adaptive optics and instrumentation.

Explore the latest in our Milestones newsletter, featuring updates and behind-the-scenes insights from the scientists and engineers making it happen:

✅ Support-system testing — optical & thermal control system performance
✅ Assembly, integration & testing of the Adaptive Optics & Phasing Sensor (GAPS) Testbed
✅ New Optical Control & Performance lab facility now online
✅ Successful Preliminary Design Review for the Commissioning Camera — the first instrument to collect light from the Giant Magellan Telescope

Read the full Milestones newsletter for more detail: https://t.co/iTYopusFip

[AstronomyAustralia @AstroAustralia]

The latest @ESO Messenger includes science highlights from the #MAUVE ESO Large Programme led by astronomers at @ICRAR, plus a profile of Australian ESO Fellow @amelia_fmc. https://t.co/zsDt6bXAqp

[AstronomyAustralia @AstroAustralia]

Congratulations to our colleagues at @VRubinObs on this significant milestone. AAL continues to provide professional software effort through ADACS to Rubin Observatory in exchange for LSST data access rights for our community. https://t.co/pnEkdwy8Ac

[NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory @VRubinObs]

Officially in our Operations era✨

NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory has concluded its Construction phase & entered Early Operations.

While day-to-day work continues, this milestone marks the home stretch of final fine-tuning ahead of the start of the ten-year LSST, just months away!

[AstronomyAustralia @AstroAustralia]

Did you catch last night's aurora? The Anglo-Australian Telescope's all sky camera did! The AAT is located at Siding Springs Observatory, hosted by ANU. AAL acts as a manager for telescope operations. Credit: SSO/AAT #auroraaustralis #aurora

[AstronomyAustralia @AstroAustralia]

Exciting news on the @giantmagellan front in recent weeks, with @MIT joining the project and our own @cosmicpinot being appointed vice-chair of the GMTO Board. Read more at https://t.co/iw3LHiU0lj

[Giant Magellan Telescope @giantmagellan]

Engineers are using a powerful simulation tool — “BOB” (Builder of Observatory Behaviors) — to rehearse daily operations, safety, and maintenance for the Giant Magellan Telescope in a fully interactive 3D world built with @UnrealEngine.

Read more: https://t.co/KuPlVzCI7V

[AstronomyAustralia @AstroAustralia]

Find out more here: https://t.co/S6mJVQMTi4

[AstronomyAustralia @AstroAustralia]

Congratulations to Giacomo Cordoni and his team on getting some of the earliest science from @VRubinObs data.

AAL oversees Australia's in-kind contributions to Rubin Observatory that make access to these data for our community possible.

#Astronomy @ANUmedia

[AstronomyAustralia @AstroAustralia]

From starlight to quantum light.

@Macquarie_Uni spinout @REDBACKsys is transforming spectroscopy - adapting tools from astronomy to power quantum sensing, communication, and computing.

See more here: https://t.co/L7HcXmPDLl

#SpaceTech #Quantum #Astronomy

[AstronomyAustralia @AstroAustralia]

Join here: https://t.co/kz0BJnqpAD

[AstronomyAustralia @AstroAustralia]

Blue Horizons is coming!

Join the @UniMelb Space Lab for a two-day summit shaping the future of Australian space-based astronomy.
- 1–2 Dec 2025
- Melbourne
- Closes 31 Oct
Explore Australia’s next decade in Space Science & Astronomy.

#WorldSpaceWeek #Astronomy

[AstronomyAustralia @AstroAustralia]

Congratulations to Dr Sarah Caddy! Sarah is now apart of the LSST-DA Catalyst Postdoc Alliance, advancing Australia’s role in Rubin science.

See more: https://t.co/ma6ZzWwR2S

[AstronomyAustralia @AstroAustralia]

In order to help keep Australia at the forefront of gravitational wave astronomy AAL supports the Gravitational Wave Data Centre, and studies into an Australian Gravitational Wave Observatory. https://t.co/8RylOqo0Rl

[OzGrav @ARC_OzGRav]

A decade ago, we heard the universe for the first time. Gravitational waves changed physics forever. Here’s how Australia helped make it happen.

🎓 Discover the story in our new documentary: https://t.co/H4S6tZnfzQ

[NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory @VRubinObs]

With SkySynth, the #RubinFirstLook images are ear-resistable 👂✨

SkySynth transforms the Virgo Cluster into a sparkling symphony of science! 🧪 Instead of conveying data visually, like a picture, a sonification like SkySynth translates data into sound.

https://t.co/y7MVi1iVJA

[NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory @VRubinObs]

The first citizen science project using NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory, Comet Catchers ☄️, has already passed 1.5 MILLION classifications on @the_zooniverse 🤯

Now that's what we call teamwork!

Find Comet Catchers (and other Rubin projects as they go live) at https://t.co/jrn2PcXxAO