Science Announcements


Gemini Sites Featured in Virtual Tours

1 December 2022

A new comprehensive set of virtual tours give special behind-the-scenes access to the science we do at the Gemini sites as well as other

Data Release for Gemini LLP GNIRS-DQS at Astro Data Lab

1 December 2022

NOIRLab’s Community Science and Data Center (CSDC) and Gemini Observatory are collaborating to host reduced and high-level data products generated by the Gemini Observatory

Gemini-North Shutdown Extended

1 December 2022

Update 1 December 2022: The Observatory has progressed significantly on the plan to repair the Gemini North primary mirror and return to night-time operations

Gemini at the January AAS

1 December 2022

The 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS 241) will take place from 8 to 12 January 2023 in Seattle, Washington

Gemini Fast Turnaround: November 2022

18 November 2022

Gemini South is accepting proposals for the Fast Turnaround (FT) program. The upcoming deadline is 12:00 (noon) Hawai‘i Standard Time on 30 November 2022

Opportunity to Participate in Las Cumbres Observatory Key Projects: Deadline 1 November 2022

27 October 2022

Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) is seeking letters of intent, due 1 November 2022, for new Key Projects. LCO plans to allocate up

Gemini Fast Turnaround: October 2022

6 October 2022

Gemini North and South are accepting proposals for the Fast Turnaround (FT) program. The upcoming deadline is 12:00 (noon) Hawai‘i Standard Time on 31

Blanco f/8 Instrumentation: NEWFIRM

20 September 2022

NEWFIRM is a wide-field (28 arcmin) near-IR imager that was a facility instrument on the Mayall telescope at KPNO from 2006 to 2010 and 2012 to 2016 and the Blanco telescope at CTIO from 2010 to 2011.