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Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
June 23, 2015
Visualizing the cosmos: UW astronomer Andrew Connolly and the promise of big data
![UW astronomy professor Andrew Connolly at TED2014 at the Vancouver, B.C., convention center.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/06/04170538/ted2014_dd_dsc_7324_1920-150x150.jpg)
A conversation with UW astronomer Andrew Connolly on the coming Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and the promise of big data to the study of the universe.
August 5, 2014
Funding approval a big step forward for Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
![A photograph and a rendering mix of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2014/08/04181455/Dome_at_Night-half-150x150.jpg)
With a key funding approval, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, an international astronomy project of which the University of Washington is a founding member, is taking a major step toward becoming a reality.