Simons Observatory

The Simons Observatory (SO) is a new-generation cosmic microwave background (CMB) observatory being built in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

Funded by the Simons Foundation and the Heising-Simons Foundation, the observatory will consist of three small-aperture telescopes and one large-aperture telescope, observing between 10 percent and 40 percent of the sky at multiple frequencies. The high-fidelity SO data will be a unique window to our universe, allowing scientists to tackle questions on the primordial universe, neutrino physics, cosmological constant and dark energy, as well as galaxy evolution.

The SO collaboration consists of approximately 200 scientists from more than 40 institutions around the world. This collaboration is the first attempt at merging two CMB teams, from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope and the Polar Bear/Simons Array experiments, now working together toward a common scientific goal.

More:

Simons Observatory to Search for Origin of the Cosmos [Announcement]

The Eternal Sky: A Short Film about Building the Simons Observatory [Video]

People

Simone Aiola, Ph.D.

Data and Pipeline Project Leader, Cosmology/Simons Observatory

Simone Aiola joined the CCA at the end of 2018 as the Data & Pipeline Project Leader for the Simons Observatory (SO). He is also an active member of the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) collaboration.

Adriaan Duivenvoorden, Ph.D.

Flatiron Research Fellow, Simons Observatory

Adriaan joined the Simons Foundation in September 2022 as a Flatiron Research Fellow.

Matthew Hasselfield, Ph.D.

Data Scientist, Cosmology/Simons Observatory

Matthew Hasselfield joined CCA as a Data Scientist for the Simons Observatory.