COSMO News
COSMO white papers submitted to Heliophysics Decadal Survey
In response to the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics call for white papers, a set of documents describing the diagnostic power of the COSMO suite of instruments for improving our understanding of the solar atmosphere and building capacity for improved space weather forecasts.
Astro2020 calls out global coronal magnetic measurements as requiring investment
The recent Decadal Survey in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s stated goals that would be supported by COSMO observations.
COSMO Site and Design Advancement Updates
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has provided funding for the final design of the COSMO Large Coronagraph (LC). At 1.5 meter aperture, the LC will be the world’s largest refractive telescope, and will enable observations of the global coronal magnetic fields.
NSF Approves Funding for COSMO Next Stage
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has received funding approval to survey prospective locations for the Coronal Solar Magnetism Observatory (COSMO).