Cyber Incident at NSF’s NOIRLab
On the morning of 1 August 2023 NSF’s NOIRLab detected a cyber incident in its computer systems, forcing the suspension of astronomical observations at Gemini North in Hawai‘i. The Gemini website and proposal tools are currently offline but the NOIRLab website remains online. Read more here.
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IAU Symposium 385 on Astronomy and Satellite Constellations: Pathways Forward
12 September 2023
IAU Symposium 385 will focus on Astronomy and Satellite Constellations: Pathways Forward. It will take place in La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain), 2–6 October 2023. Registration for online attendance is open until 17 September! (In-person attendance…
Looking for Time Allocation Committee (TAC) Reviewers
12 September 2023
We invite you to volunteer to serve on the NOIRLab TAC! The Time Allocation Committee (TAC) is fundamental to NOIRLab’s mission to promote excellence in astronomical research by providing access to information about the Universe through state-of-the-art…
The Scientific Landscape for Extremely Large Telescopes in light of JWST. Part I. Americas
11 September 2023
We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the conference The Scientific Landscape for Extremely Large Telescopes in light of JWST. Part I. Americas. The conference will take place on 11–-15 December 2023 on the UCLA campus in Los…
NSF’s NOIRLab (formally named the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory) is the national center for nighttime astronomy. For the first time, all of the nighttime optical/infrared observatories funded by NSF are unified into a single organization. The integration of the Mid-scale Observatories (MSO - Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, CTIO, Kitt Peak National Observatory, KPNO) the Community Science & Data Center (CSDC), the Gemini Observatory, and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory creates a powerful capability for discovery, technology development, STEM workforce growth, and education. NOIRLab empowers astronomers to tackle the most pressing questions in astrophysics today and opens up new discovery space for the future.