Science Announcements


New Telescope Status Pages Facilitate Target-of-Opportunity Observations

23 May 2023

As the number of Target of Opportunity (ToO) proposals has increased at Gemini, the telescope status pages for Gemini North and Gemini South have

Summer AAS and CASCA Meetings

23 May 2023

Gemini staff will be attending the 2023 meeting of the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) in Penticton, British Columbia and the 242nd American Astronomical Society

GHOST System Verification Update

23 May 2023

A successful GHOST System Verification (SV) run was conducted 10–18 May. The goals of the run were to: 1) perform full end-to-end testing of

Gemini Mirror Status: May 2023

23 May 2023

It is official — the Gemini North primary mirror repairs are complete and the mirror has been successfully recoated. The process of reassembling the

Gemini Fast Turnaround: May 2023

9 May 2023

We are pleased to announce the monthly Call for Proposals for the Gemini Fast Turnaround (FT) Program. The upcoming deadline is 12:00 (noon) Hawai‘i

TMT Webinar Series #2: TMT science instrument capabilities

24 April 2023

Following the first webinar held in December and January, the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Science Advisory Committee (SAC) is now organizing the

Gemini Mirror Status: 31 March 2023

18 April 2023

Update 31 March 2023: We are happy to report that the Gemini North primary mirror repair team has reached another important milestone

DRAGONS Version 3.1 Released

18 April 2023

The latest version of DRAGONS was released on 6 April and includes full support for GMOS long-slit data. With this release, DRAGONS offers support