Onsala Space Observatory is the Swedish national infrastructure for radio astronomy.
We provide scientists with equipment to study the Earth and the rest of the universe. We are involved in international radio astronomy projects such as SKA, ALMA, the European VLBI Network and the Event Horizon Telescope, and we provide equipment for Earth sciences.
At the observatory, which is located 45 km south of Gothenburg in west Sweden, there are several dish antennas, a station in the LOFAR telescope, and many other instruments for research in astronomy and geoscience.
Radio astronomy facilities
Onsala Space Observatory provides scientists with equipment to study the Earth and the rest of the Universe. Facilities for radio astronomy are described here.
Technical development at Onsala Space Observatory
Onsala Space Observatory is active in developing technologies, components, instruments and methods for radio astronomy and Earth science observations.
Earth science facilities
Onsala Space Observatory is an internationally established geodetic fundamental station. We measure and study many global geodynamic phenomena, that is, we study how the Earth changes.
Calls for proposals
We welcome proposals for observing projects on a number of different telescopes.