Science Announcements
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Gemini e-Newscast #26 -- May 17, 2010
24 May 2010
An extremely massive cannibalistic galaxy The discovery of a gravitational lens in the central galaxy of cluster Abell 3827 allows for the measurement of
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Jannuzi Stepping Down as Director of the Kitt Peak National Observatory
30 April 2010
Buell Jannuzi will be stepping down as Director of the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) effective 1 June 2010. During his five years as
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Summer Workshop on Gemini Data
30 April 2010
NOAO, along with the Gemini Observatory, will present a summer workshop on Gemini data. The workshop, to be held in Tucson on 19-22 July
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Update on the Large Science Program Opportunity at the Mayall 4-m
30 April 2010
As described in the November 2009 issue of Currents, NOAO has announced an opportunity for groups in the community to partner with NOAO and
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NOAO 50th Anniversary Celebration Presentations Now Available Online
30 April 2010
In March of this year we celebrated, with a series of scientific meetings and public evening talks, the 50th anniversary of the National Astronomy
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Gemini e-Newscast #25 -- April 6, 2010
5 April 2010
A young planetary-mass companion of a brown dwarf Identifying more complete and more representative populations of substellar companions to stars and brown dwarfs is