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May 2023 Issue: English, Spanish

 

Message from the MD:

We got it!

 

Project News:

Project Update: Final Preparations Underway Before Construction Begins

Designated Director General of the Future CTAO ERIC Joins the Management Board of the CTAO gGmbH

Q&A with Project Scientist Roberta Zanin

 

Technology News:

Granada Event Explores Open Science and Opportunities with the CTAO

SST One Step Closer to the Critical Design Review

 

Science News:

LST Collaboration Publishes First Scientific Paper with Data from LST-1

Spring Session of CTAO/CTAC General Meeting Held in Granada

Don’t Miss the Last Seminar of the 2nd Edition of Webinars for Researchers

 

Outreach & Education News:

Women of CTA Event Returns for Fifth Edition

“Building from Diversity” Series Continues

 

In Other News:

CTAO in the News

Recent Papers

Upcoming Conferences

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676134

December 2022 Issue: English, Spanish

 

Message from the MD:

A New Era Within Reach

 

Project News:

Project Update: The Progress Made & the Path Ahead for CTAO Construction

CTAO and ESCAPE Partners Recommit to Collaborate for Open Science

Q&A with Director of Administration, Stephan Haid

 

Technology News:

The Astronomical Infrastructures of the Future Meet in Granada

MST Structure Successfully Undergoes CDMR

 

Science News:

Array Layouts Released for Alpha Configuration

November 2022 CTAO/CTAC Meeting

Second Edition of Webinars for Researchers Launched in November

 

Outreach & Education News:

Learning from the Past & Present to Build a Diverse Future

On Tour at the Science Festivals in Italy

 

In Other News:

CTAO in the News

Recent Papers

Upcoming Conferences

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676134

July 2022 Issue: English, Spanish

 

 

Message from the MD:
Final Step Towards the ERIC Concluded

 

Project News:

CTAO Science Data Management Centre Lays “First Stone”

Formal Request to Establish the CTAO ERIC Submitted

Q&A with  ACADA Deputy Coordinator & Quality Manager, Bernhard López
The CTAO Releases its Gender Equality Plan

 

Technology News:

Gammapy Receives the Jury Prize at the Open Science Awards

The Barcelona Raman LIDAR Finishes its Commissioning on La Palma

INAF Produces 200 Mirrors for the First MSTs at La Palma

CTAO & INAF Visit the Prototype of the SST Precursor

 

Science News:

Novae with the CTAO: The Exploration of New Very High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emitters

May 2022 CTAO/CTAC Meeting Wrap-up

Scientific Community Finds Synergies in the Exploration of the Extreme Universe

 

Outreach & Education News:

“Building from Diversity” Series Recognizes the Contribution of Underrepresented Groups in Science

“Women of CTA” Returns for the International Day of Women & Girls in Science

You can now Make a “Physicists On-Call” Request in Italian!

 

In Other News:

CTAO in the News
Recent Papers
Upcoming Conferences

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676134

December 2021 Issue: English, Spanish

 

Message from the MD:
“It is as simple as that:” 13 + 51

 

Project News:

Project Office Update: Advancing towards Construction

Status at La Palma after the Volcanic Eruption

Alpha Configuration Approved for the First Construction Phase

Q&A with Infrastructure Coordinator David Bristow

 

Technology News:

CTAO Adopts the Gammapy Software for Science Analysis

The Barcelona Raman LIDAR Detects the Volcano Dust Plume

LST Cameras: Moving from a Prototype to an Industrialized Product

The Astro2020 Committee Endorses U.S. Participation in the Construction of CTAO

 

Science News:

The LST Collaboration Issues its First Astronomer’s Telegram

The Multiple Synergies with CTAO

November 2021 CTA Consortium Meeting Wrap-up

CTA’s Webinar Series for Researchers: Calendar 2022

 

Outreach & Education News:

Presentation of CTAO at the Expo 2020 Dubai

People of CTA: Patrizia Caraveo

CTAO’s Outreach Webinar Series Comes to an End

People of CTA: Francesco Longo

Futuro Remoto Festival Engages Italian Students in the Gamma-Ray Universe

 

In Other News:

CTA in the News
Recent CTA Papers
Upcoming Conferences

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676134

May 2021 Issue: English, Spanish

 

Message from the MD:
From Footrace to Convergence: A United Effort Brings Construction Within Reach

 

Project News:

CTA-North Update

Q&A with Off-Site ICT Infrastructure Lead Nadine Neyroud

Meet the CTAO’s Telescope Coordinator: Stefano Stanghellini

 

Technology News:

LST Prototype Continues to Show Promise for CTA’s Transient Programme

 

Science News:

Redshift: Why Does Distance Matter to CTA?

CTA’s New Webinar Series Brings the MWL/MM Universe Together

 

Outreach & Education News:

CTA-South Film Premieres During Live Streaming Event

CTAO Launches New Webinar Series for Astronomy Fans

“Women of CTA” Goes Virtual for its Third Edition

People of CTA: Francesco Longo

Europeans Researchers’ Night in Italy Engages High School Students in Gamma-Ray Physics

 

In Other News:

CTA in the News
Recent CTA Papers
Upcoming Conferences

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676134

December 2020 Issue: English, Spanish

 

Message from the MD:
Closing the Book on 2020 & Moving Toward Construction

 

Project News:

Planning for the CTA-South Site Access Road Begins

CTA-North Update

Q&A with RAM Engineer George Pruteanu

 

Technology News:

LST-1 Detects AGNs as Commissioning Continues

Towards the First Release of the Array Control & Data Acquisition Software

 

Science News:

Microquasars: the “Elusive” Gamma-Ray Emitters

October 2020 CTA Consortium Meeting Wrap-up

 

Outreach & Education News:

CTA Works with Fundación Starlight to Host Seminar in the Canary Islands

INFN Hosts Major Event for International Cosmic Day

“People of CTA” Series Launches

“Physicists On-Call” Programme Now Open

Best Practices for Colour Blind Friendly Publications & Descriptions

 

In Other News:

CTA in the News
Recent CTA Papers
Upcoming Conferences

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676134

August 2020 Issue: English, Spanish

 

Message from the MD:
Staying the Course: Navigating & Adapting in Turbulent Times

 

Project News:

Building CTA: Project Office Activities
Science Data Management Data Centre Begins to Take Shape
Computing News
CTA-North Adapts to the “New Normal”

 

Technology News:

Prototype LST Detects Very-High Energy Emission from Crab Pulsar
Prototype SCT Detects Crab Nebula

 

Science News:

PeVatrons: The Hunt for the Origin of Cosmic Rays with CTA
May 2020 CTA Consortium Meeting Wrap-up

 

Outreach & Education News:

Watch the First Two Films in a Series About CTA …
CTA-North Film Premiers Via Live Streaming Event
CTAO Outreach & Education Goes Virtual
Get Ready to Meet the “People of CTA”
CTA Educational Materials Now Available in Spanish

 

In Other News:

CTA in the News
Recent CTA Papers
Upcoming Conferences

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676134

March 2020 Issue: English, Spanish

 

Message from the MD:

Turning the Page: A new Decade and the Shift from Planning to Construction

 

Project News:

CTA-North Site Update

CTA-South Site Update

The LST-1 Undergoes its Critical Design Review

Stephan Haid Joins the CTAO as Director of Administration

 

Technology News:

The LST-1 Detects its First Gamma-Ray Signal

 

Science News:

The Dark Side of the Matter

CTA Consortium Update

Making Connections in Australia

 

Outreach & Education News:

Watch the Trailer for the New Upcoming Video Series

“Women of CTA” Returns to Bologna for its Second Edition

“CTA Around the World: Kicks off in Bologna with “Astrochat Night”

“AMANAR: Under the Same Sky” Finishes its Second Phase

 

In Other News:

CTA in the News

The CTAO Signs Cooperation Agreement with the Square Kilometre Array Organisation

Workshop in Slovenia Explores Opportunities for Collaboration
Recent CTA Papers

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676134

October 2019 Issue: English, Spanish

 

Message from the MD: Planning, Funding and Paperwork

 

Project News:

Building CTA: Project Office Update

Small-Sized Telescope Harmonization Process and Status

Meet the CTA-South Site Manager

Final Preparations Begin for CTA-North Site Construction

 

Technology News:

NectarCAM Achieves First Light on the MST Prototype

LST Team Continues LST-1 Commissioning and Prepares for Critical Design Review

LAPP Receives Prestigious Award for Work on LST-1

CHEC-S Camera Achieves First Light on the ASTRI-Horn Prototype

 

Science News:

CTA’s First Science Symposium a Success

Catching Gamma-Ray Bursts with CTA? Yes, we can!

Lugano Consortium Meeting Wrap-up

Bologna CTA Consortium Meeting: 21-25 October

 

Outreach & Education News:

‘Can You Hear Me?”

Astrodiversity: Breaking Down the Barriers to Science

AMANAR: Under the Same Sky

Being Neighbourly in La Palma

New “CTA for Educators” Page

 

In Other News:

CTA in the News
Recent CTA Papers
Upcoming Conferences

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676134

May 2019 Issue: English, Spanish

 

CTA-South Site Confirmed (and other news from the CTAO)

 

Project News:

Building CTA: Project Office Update

Dr. Roberta Zanin Joins the CTAO as its New Project Scientist

CTAO Goes to Chile for CTA-South Kick-off Meetings

Meet the CTAO’s Newest Team Members

Science Data Management Centre Building Winner Announced

 

Technology News:

SCT Prototype Achieves First Light Soon After Inauguration
LST Team Makes Major Strides in LST-1 Commissioning

 

Science News:

CTA’s First Science Symposium

High-Energy Neutrino Transients with CTA

Science with the Cherenkov Telescope Array Now Available in Hard Cover and on Kindle

CTA Performance Webpage Updated

CTA’s First Data Challenge Completed

Next CTA Consortium Meeting: Lugano, 3-7 June

 

In Other News:

CTA in the News
First “Women of CTA” Event Celebrates Women in STEM
Recent CTA Papers
Upcoming Conferences

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676134

December 2018 Issue: English, Spanish

 

Message from Prof. Takaaki Kajita

 

Project News:

News from the CTAO Council
Building CTA: Project Office Update
Science Data Management Centre Planning Underway
CTA Promoted to Landmark Status on the 2018 ESFRI Roadmap
EU Particle Physics & Astronomy Commit to the Open Science Cloud with Launch of ESCAPE

 

Technology News:

The LST-1 Makes its Debut as the First Telescope on a CTA Site
Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope Prototype Complete
ASTRI Protoype Dedicated to Guido Horn d’Arturo

 

Science News:

The Low End: Why CTA is Interested in Low-Energy Gamma Rays
CTA’s First Science Symposium
CTA Consortium Holds its Bi-annual Meeting in Berlin, Germany

 

In Other News:

CTA in the News
Whipple 10-m Telescope Turns 50
CTA Brochures Translated into Spanish and Japanese
CTA’s Summer Exhibition Wrap-up
“Exploring CTA Science with Ted & Friends” now Available in Spanish and Portuguese
Recent CTA Papers
Upcoming Conferences

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676134

May 2018 Issue

 

• Message from the CTAO Managing Director, Prof. Federico Ferrini
• Navigating Towards Construction
• What the Propagation of Energetic Light can tell us About the Evolution of Stars, Intergalactic Magnetic Fields and Fundamental Physics
• CTA Consortium Meeting in Paris
• Preparations Underway for the First Phase of the North Site’s Detailed Design
• The Large-Sized Telescope Prototype’s “Mirror Dressing” Begins
• Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope Prototype Primary Mirror Installation Complete
• CTA Fact Sheets are Now Available in Five Languages
• ASTRI Camera Prototype Captures Orion’s Belt in Visible Spectral Range Using the Variance Technique
• The CTA Exhibit is Hitting the Road Again this Summer! See you at …
• Recent CTA Papers
• Upcoming Conferences and Abstract Deadlines

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676134

January 2018 Issue

 

• CTAO Council Updates and What’s Next for 2018
• La Palma Consortium Meeting Wrap-Up
• CTA in the Era of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics
• Project Scientist, Jim Hinton, Featured in ‘Latest Thinking’ Video Series
• CTA Performance – Instrument Response Functions Update
• ESO Software Collaboration Leads to Shared Alarm System Development
• Northern Hemisphere Site Construction Update
• Mirror Dish Mounted to Large-Sized Telescope Prototype
• Medium-Sized Telescope Prototype Records First Cherenkov Light with the FlashCam Camera
• Introducing CTA to the Local Community in La Palma
• CTA Exhibit Travels to South Africa for the International Texas Symposium
• Recent CTA Papers
• Upcoming Conferences and Abstract Deadlines

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676134

October 2017 Issue

 

• Message from the CTAO gGmbH Managing Director, Ueli Straumann
• Message from the CTAO gGmbH Project Manager, Wolfgang Wild
• In Memory of Professor Nanni Bignami
• CTA’s Updated Science Case is Released
• CTA’s First Data Challenge Kicks Off in September
• Hadrons or Leptons? That is the Question!
• SST-1M Catches its First Glimpse of the Sky
• ASTRI Prototype Achieves First Light
• LST Prototype Update
• Polish TV Program “Astronarium” Features CTA
• Getting to Know the Neighbourhood: Planning Meetings for the North Site
• News from the CTA Consortium
• CTA Consortium Meeting in La Palma
• Check Out Our Website’s New Outreach and Education Pages
• Coming Events
• CTA Hits the Road this Summer to Attend EWASS and ICRC
• Recent CTA Papers
• Upcoming Conferences and Abstract Deadlines

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676134

May 2017 Issue

 

• CTAO gGmbH Project Update
• Coming Soon: Science with the Cherenkov Telescope Array
• Surveying the Large Magellanic Cloud
• CTA Consortium Meeting in Rio de Janeiro
• Video: Gamma Ray Sources and Their Detection with the SCT Prototype Camera
• CTA’s Projected Performance
• CTA in the News
• Northern Array Site Developments
• Signs of Progress on CTA’s Southern Array Site
• Follow Site Progress on the CTA Website
• Sub-Consortium Forms to Build First Pre-Production MST for CTA
• In the Right Direction: The GCT Team Begins Observations in Paris
• NECTAr-Based Gamma-Ray Source Detection
• Coming Events
• Recent CTA Papers
• Upcoming Conferences and Abstract Deadlines

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676134

December 2016 Issue

 

• Welcome to the CTA Newsletter
• Meet CTA’s New Website
• News from the CTA Consortium
• CTA’s Galactic Plane Survey Will Provide Unprecedented View of Our Galaxy
• CTA in the News
• Construction Update
• ASTRI Demonstrates Viability of Novel Schwarzschild-Couder Design
• SST-1M Prototype Prepares for First Light
• Light in Astronomy Event Promotes CTA and ASTRI in Italy
• International Cosmic Day Challenges Students to Think Like an Astrophysicist
• How to Build CTA (in LEGO)
• Coming Events
• Recent CTA Papers
• Upcoming Conferences and Abstract Deadlines

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 676134