To the edge of the universe - the NOEMA observatory peers into the unseen

The Universe holds the answers to mankind’s most fundamental questions.
What is the Universe made of ?
How did the first galaxies form and how did they evolve over cosmic time?
What happens inside galaxies ?
What do the black holes at the center of galaxies tell us about our Universe ?
Where do all those stars and Earth like planets come from?
How did the building blocks of life emerge and how did they find their way to Earth? How did we get here?

While a large fraction of the Universe is hidden from view, some of Earth’s largest observatories are made to peer into the unseen - one of the most powerful is NOEMA.

NOEMA is one of the biggest and most ambitious astronomical projects on European soil.

NOEMA (NOrthern Extended Millimeter Array) is the most powerful millimeter radiotelescope of the Northern Hemisphere and one of the most advanced facilities existing today for radio astronomy:

Located in the French Alps on the wide and isolated Plateau de Bure at an elevation of 2550 meters, the telescope consists of twelve antennas, each 15 meters in diameter. Each antenna is equipped with state-of-the-art high-sensitivity receivers. Two tracks, extending on a north-south and east-west axis, enable the antennas to be moved up to a maximum separation of 1.6 kilometers.

NOEMA is a revolutionary instrument and a high-precision tool allowing astronomers to explore some of the most fundamental questions of modern astronomy.
In 2018, NOEMA joined the global EHT array and gives it unprecedented resolution and sensitivity.

A pioneering European collaboration:
NOEMA is operated by IRAM, an international research institute with its headquarters in Grenoble (France). IRAM is funded by the German MPG, the French CNRS and the Spanish IGN.

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