Science Announcements


BigBOSS Proposal Received and Reviewed

30 November 2010

A year ago, NOAO announced an opportunity for groups in the community to partner with NOAO and the National Science Foundation in developing a

ReSTAR Phase 2 Open Solicitation Process and Developments

30 November 2010

In the previous issue of Currents, we discussed the planning process for the second three-year implementation phase of ReSTAR (Renewing Small Telescopes for Astronomical

Presentations from “Massive Galaxies Over Cosmic Time 3” Now Available Online

30 November 2010

In November, NOAO hosted the scientific workshop “Massive Galaxies Over Cosmic Time 3: the Role of Gas and Dust”. Generous financial support for the

Delivery of DECam on the Horizon

30 November 2010

The Dark Energy Camera (DECam) is a new 520 megapixel CCD imager being built for the CTIO Blanco 4-m by the Dark Energy Survey

Observing database offline for 2011A update

28 November 2010

The Gemini Observatory observing database will be offline on Wednesday December 1 while upgrades are performed in preparation for the start of the 2011A

Phoenix to be removed in January 2011

24 November 2010

Phoenix has been a visitor instrument on Gemini South since the beginning of science operations in 2002.  It has been scientifically productive, with an

GNIRS System Verification Accepted Proposals Announced

3 October 2010

The accepted GNIRS System Verification Proposals have now been announced. Successful PIs have been contacted.

Gemini Transition Plan Available

2 September 2010

Planning for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Gemini partnership at the end of 2012, the Gemini Observatory has worked with the