NOIRLab

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National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab)

NOIRLab logo[1]
Motto	Discovering Our Universe Together
Established	2019 (2019)
Field of research	Astronomy
Director	Patrick McCarthy[2]
Deputy Director	Stuartt Corder[3]
Location	Tucson, Arizona, United States
Sponsoring agency	National Science Foundation
Operating agency	Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
Website	noirlab.edu

The National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab^{[pronunciation?]}) is the United States' national facility for ground-based, night-time optical and infrared astronomy. It is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), as a federally funded research and development center.

NOIRLab runs four observatories and a center for scientific software and research data archiving. It provides access to observing time for astronomers affiliated with any US institution.