Science Announcements


Gemini North Returns From Shutdown

16 December 2024

Gemini North entered its 2024 maintenance shutdown on Monday 14 October. The planned work centered around annual maintenance of the acquisition and guidance unit

GNAO AOB Passed the Preliminary Design Review

16 December 2024

The Gemini North telescope supports research across many areas of modern astronomy, including the Solar System, exoplanets, star formation, galaxy evolution, supermassive black holes

Gemini at AAS 245

16 December 2024

Join us on Thursday 16 January 2025 for a conversation with Jessica Lu, Nestor Espinoza, Sebastian Gomez, Scott Dahm, Leinani Lozi, Elena Sabbi, Vinicius

Gemini Fast Turnaround: October 2024

9 October 2024

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

NSF NOIRLab Semester 2025A Observing Proposals Due 30 September 2024

6 September 2024

NSF NOIRLab has issued a Call for Proposals (CfP) for Semester 2025A; the CfP25A can be found at this link. Please read the

SMARTS Telescopes Return to Service

5 September 2024

We are pleased to announce that the Small and Moderate Aperture Research Telescope System (SMARTS) is back on-sky. Between 2003 and 2023, the SMARTS

PypeIt Workshop 12 September 2024

5 September 2024

On behalf of the PypeIt data reduction pipeline (DRP) project, we invite you to attend a Zoom Workshop to introduce you to PypeIt, solicit

César Briceño Appointed SOAR Director

5 September 2024

César Briceño has been appointed the Director of the SOAR Telescope, taking over from Jay Elias. We thank Jay Elias for his dedication