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THE EUROPEAN UNION FUNDS THE CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF THE WIDE FIELD SPECTROSCOPIC TELESCOPE

November 25, 2024 - Last November 4th a contract was signed to fund the conceptual study of the Wide Field Spectroscopic Telescope (WST), which could become operational in Chile after 2040. The consortium leading the WST project will receive three million euros to fund a detailed conceptual study over the next three years, from 2025 to 2027. The innovative WST project aims to build a telescope dedicated entirely to wide-field spectroscopic surveys in the optical band, covering all types of celestial objects—from distant galaxies to asteroids and comets within our Solar System. The project was selected as part of the European Union’s Horizon Europe Framework Program through a competitive call for research infrastructures. Press release.

WST Science White paper published on arXiv: WST Science White Paper v1
WST proposal submitted to the HORIZON framework for a 3-years concept study

WST SYMPOSIUM

The first international scientific meeting to discuss the driving science cases of this future facility will be held in Vienna from May 23 to May 26, 2023. More information on the meeting can be found here.

SCIENCE CASE AND OVERVIEW OF THE NORTH (MSE) AND SOUTH (WST) SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY TELESCOPES PROJECTS

Lunch Session LS13 at the European Astronomical Society Annual Meeting, Krakow , 12 July 2023. More information on the meeting can be found here.