Science Announcements


Observing databases offline June 4

29 May 2014

The Gemini observing databases will be offline for several hours on Wednesday June 4 while we perform quarterly software updates. During this time Observing

Gemini North Dome Repair Blog Available

26 May 2014

http://www.gemini.edu/blog/gndomerepair2014/

FLAMINGOS-2 Back on the Sky at Gemini South

20 May 2014

FLAMINGOS-2 is back on the Gemini South telescope. After remediation work in April and May, the final laboratory tests showed improved image quality, now

Direct Imaging of an Unusual Exoplanet

20 May 2014

Marie-Ève Naud (Université de Montréal, Canada) and collaborators report the discovery of a planetary-mass companion of GU Psc, separated by 42 arcseconds (equivalent to

GPI Early Science Observations

20 May 2014

Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) Early Science observations were conducted in April. Thirteen of the sixteen approved programs were completed, with partial data obtained for

Complex Outflow Structure of UY Aur

20 May 2014

Jets and outflows are ubiquitous in single young stars, a regular feature of their formation process, but only a few examples in binary systems

Latest GeminiFocus Published

23 April 2014

The first 2014 quarterly issue of GeminiFocus is now published. This issue is available as a PDF download and in e-reader format. In addition

An Earth-Sized Planet in the Habitable Zone

23 April 2014

The first Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of another star has been confirmed by observations with both Gemini Observatory and the W