Science Announcements


VIRTUAL GEMINI SCIENCE MEETING Second Announcement

21 July 2021

Gemini Observatory is excited to host its first-ever virtual science meeting! This meeting will be a combination of invited talks, observatory updates, hands-on training

On GMOS-S data affected by the CCD1 CTE problem.

15 July 2021

It was recently reported that the observed counts in spectra seemed to be lower than expected on CCD1 for some programs - also, odd

Gemini North Instrument Schedule Change

12 July 2021

NIFS has a cryogenic issue which started at the time of the earthquake and power outage on Monday 5th July. This problem has developed

July 2021 Call for Proposals

2 July 2021

Gemini North and South are accepting proposals for the Fast Turnaround (FT) program. Here, we give information specific to this proposal cycle. Please see the other

Press Release — Are We Missing Other Earths?

28 June 2021

Earth-sized planets may be much more common than previously realized. New findings from a team using the international Gemini Observatory and the WIYN 3.5-meter

Press Release — Are We Missing Other Earths?

28 June 2021

New findings from a team using the international Gemini Observatory and the WIYN 3.5m Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory suggest that Earth-sized worlds could be lurking undiscovered in binary star systems, hidden in the glare of their parent stars.

Press Release — Giant Comet in the Outer Solar System

25 June 2021

Discovered in data from the Dark Energy Survey taken with the Blanco 4m Telescope at CTIO, Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein is estimated to be 100-200 km across and about 1000 times the mass of a typical comet, making it arguably the largest comet discovered in modern times. On its highly elongated orbit, it journeys from the distant Oort Cloud over millions of years and will make its closest approach to the Sun in 2031.

New Look for the Gemini Newsletter for the User Community

24 June 2021

NOIRLab's new Science website is scheduled for public launch on 12 July 2021. The site is the culmination of months of work by dozens of NOIRLab staff to consolidate information for the science community from existing websites.