Science Announcements


New Gemini Observatory Agreement Signed

7 January 2022

Representatives of the United States of America, Canada, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and the Republic of Korea have signed a new agreement to continue the operations of the international Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab. The agreement took effect on 1 January 2022 and ends on 31 December 2027.

Addressing the Impact of Satellite Constellations on Astronomy: The Way Forward

7 January 2022

Launches of low Earth orbit commercial constellation satellites within the last two years have introduced a new phase in the industrialization of space. At

NOIRLab TAC Process Updates for Semester 2022B: Introducing the 2-stage Review Process

7 January 2022

The NOIRLab 2-stage review will be implemented as part of the Time Allocation Committee (TAC) process for semester 2022B, the deadline of which will be 31 March 2022.

Gemini Observatory COVID Update

22 December 2021

Gemini science operations have been relatively stable in the past month. New COVID updates will be provided only when there is a resulting substantial

New Gemini Staff

22 December 2021

New science staff at NOIRLab/Gemini Observatory.

Gemini Fast Turnaround December 2021

22 December 2021

Gemini North and South are accepting proposals for the Fast Turnaround (FT) program. The upcoming deadline is 23:59 Hawai‘i Standard Time on 31 December

DRAGONS v3.0.1 patch release

22 December 2021

We are happy to announce the v3.0.1 patch release of DRAGONS. A few bugs and typos in the documentation have been fixed, and we

Gemini Observatory LLPs not solicited in 2022

22 December 2021

Proposals for Gemini Observatory Large and Long Programs (LLP) are usually accepted annually, with a Call for Letters of Intent to Propose issued in