Co-observatories, by Light Bridges
A new way of doing science – Collaborative economy applied to professional scientific infrastructures in astronomy and space.
Light Bridges’ Observing Time Endowment
About US
A community-driven company
Light Bridges, founded by researchers, is a small private company with social purpose. Our vision is advancing scientific knowledge while promoting both environmental and financial sustainability.
In the Canary Islands, we manage five robotic telescopes at the Teide Observatory —part of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)— alongside Astronomy High-Performance Computing Centers, funded by private investors.
Our mission
Shared world-class scientific infrastructures.
We democratize access to world-class scientific facilities, enabling countries and research organizations to budget our shared resources without the need for significant investment in proprietary telescopes or computing centers in the Canary Islands. Our platform allows members of the space community to bypass lengthy procedures and avoid high-risk expenditures on infrastructure, personnel and logistics.
Science projects
For established institutions
The TTT telescopes are included in the Spanish CAT (comité de asignación de tiempo). International researchers can apply with collaboration of Light Bridges in the proposal.
For Spanish astronomers
Light Bridges conducts annual scientific research projects spanning a broad range of topics in Astronomy and Space. These projects rely on collaboration with other astronomers for data analysis and the publication of scientific results.
