sm SALT logoRutgers is a founding member of the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) constortium. SALT is the world's largest single visible-light telescope.

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m31 smRutgers astronomers are on the cutting edge of developing new theoretical models of galaxy formation and evolution.

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atacama imgRutgers astronomers are co-investigators, developing and operating the Atacama Cosmic Telescope in Chile, a 6 meter microwave telescope to measure the faint glow from the Big Bang.

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SDSS0924 smModeling of Gravitational Lensing is a prime focus of Rutgers astronomer, Chuck Keeton. A lens is formed when the light from distant QSOs are bent by galaxies or clusters of galaxies.

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summit thRutgers is a consortium member of LSST, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.

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ajb smObserver and professor, Andrew Baker studies galaxy morphology and molecular gas in the nuclei of galaxies at microwave and infrared wavelengths, using a wide range of space-borne and ground-based observatories.

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