Upcoming Events

3 June 2025

Professional Development Opportunities

27 June, From Sky to Classroom: Exploring Rubin’s First Look (Spanish Webinar)

Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. CLT / 17:00 - 18:00 UTC

Location: Zoom 

Description: Join us to explore the new educational materials designed for NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s First Look, which will become available on June 23. This one-hour webinar will demonstrate how to access and implement these materials for your learning context. The webinar will be recorded. Register here.

30 June, From Sky to Classroom: Exploring Rubin’s First Look (English Webinar)

Time: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. PT / 17:00 - 18:00 UTC

Location: Zoom 

Description: Join us to explore the new educational materials designed for NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s First Look, which will become available on June 23. This one-hour webinar will demonstrate how to access and implement these materials for your learning context. The webinar will be recorded. Register here.

14 July – 18 July, SATTAA 2025

Time: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. CDT

Location: Online

Description: The annual San Antonio Teacher Training Astronomy Academy (SATTAA) aims to provide opportunities for future and current STEM teachers to enhance content expertise towards more confident teaching of astronomy, while also providing pedagogical and technological tools and resources to make those classes fun and interesting. To learn more about SATTAA 2025 and to register, visit here. NOIRLab will be sharing education resources during the workshop that feature the Rubin Investigations and Teen Astronomy Café – To Go! program. 

Community Events

23 June, Rubin First Look

Join partner institutions, planetariums, museums, libraries, universities, and other organizations in the U.S., Chile, and around the world to celebrate the unveiling of Rubin’s First Look images! Visit the Watch Party webpage for more details about this event.

Hawai‘i

5 June, Astronomy on Tap

Location: Hilo Town Tavern, HI 

Time: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. HST

Description: Learn more about Hawaiʻi astronomy at Astronomy on Tap at the Hilo Town Tavern every first Thursday of the month. All perspectives on the night sky are welcome at this free and casual event.

26 June, Talk Story

Location: Gemini North Lecture Hall, HI 

Time: 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. HST

Description: Join the Hawaiʻi Education and Engagement Team for our monthly Talk Story at the Gemini North Main Conference Room. Learn about ongoing community programs with Maunakea Observatories, followed by a cultural learning opportunity.

Visit Us!

We welcome you to visit NSF NOIRLab’s state-of-the-art facilities in the U.S. and Chile to explore firsthand the locations of modern astronomical discovery. We offer regularly scheduled tours of both our summit and base locations for public visits. Whether touring the powerful telescopes or learning about the latest discoveries at our base facilities, NSF NOIRLab offers an unforgettable experience for anyone curious about the cosmos! Book your tour today or learn more here.

Can’t make it to one of our facilities? Check out our virtual tours!