Science Announcements


Windows on the Universe: Establishing the Infrastructure for a Collaborative Multi-messenger Ecosystem

18 July 2023

NSF’s NOIRLab, in partnership with NSF and NASA, is happy to announce the workshop Windows on the Universe: Establishing the Infrastructure for a Collaborative

Performance of New GMOS Gratings

17 July 2023

The new B480 diffraction gratings for spectroscopy are available for science at both GMOS-S and GMOS-N on Gemini North. These were acquired as

GMOS-S CCD replacement

17 July 2023

During the week of 24 July, replacement of the middle CCD (CCD2) in the GMOS instrument on Gemini South (GMOS-S) will begin. Currently this

Announcing GHOST Community Webinars

17 July 2023

We are pleased to announce two webinars to introduce our new facility instrument, the Gemini High-resolution Optical SpecTrograph (GHOST), to the Gemini

Gemini Fast Turnaround: July 2023

7 July 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

Gemini at CASCA and AAS 242

27 June 2023

Gemini staff in June attended the 2023 meeting of the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) in Penticton, British Columbia, along with members of the Canadian

Back with a Bang: Gemini DD Observations of Supernova 2023ixf

27 June 2023

Gemini North’s first science observations were of the Type II SN 2023ixf, the closest supernova discovered in nearly a decade. Gemini was able to

GMOS-N B600 PIs are encouraged to use B480 grating

27 June 2023

Since the GMOS-N B600 grating has degraded significantly, we encourage all PIs of GMOS-N B600 programs to use the new B480 grating instead of