Kottamia Center of Scientific Excellence for Astronomy and Space Science

Mission and goals

• It is a STDF Project aim to develop Kottamia Observatory infrastructure, purchasing new modern instruments for helping the modern branches in astronomy and space science. It is acting as a training center for the Arabian and African Astronomers.

• Establish a center for analyzing space satellite data.

• Searching for Exo-Solar planets.

• Virtual Observatory (VO).

• Gaining a great experience in data analysis, modern software, simulation and modeling.

• Solving many of the astronomical puzzles.

• Strengthen the international co-operation with world advanced observatories.