Science Announcements


February 2021 Call for Proposals

1 February 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

COVID-19 Update

21 January 2021

At Gemini North, operations remain unchanged. COVID case counts on Hawai`i Island have remained relatively low since the reopening of the islands to mainland

GHOST Transport Update

21 January 2021

Three 20-foot-long containers containing the GHOST spectrograph subassembly parts is now safely unloaded and stored on Cerro Pachón. These containers were at sea coming

January Fast Turnaround Call for Both Gemini North and South

21 January 2021

Gemini North and South continue to accept Fast Turnaround (FT) proposals. The next deadline ends at 23:59 Hawai‘i Standard Time on 31 January 2021

Letters of Intent Due for 2021 Large and Long Programs

21 January 2021

Letters of Intent are due by 8 February 2021 for new Large and Long Program proposals.  See the Gemini LLP page for more information

New 2021A PIT available

18 January 2021

A new version of the Phase I Tool (PIT) has been released for submission of 2021A proposals and is available for download at http://software.gemini.edu/phase1/2021A/

Altair NGS available

15 January 2021

Altair, Gemini North's Adaptive Optics System, has been under repair. It is now in a state where it can be used in Natural

New White Paper on Best Practices for Multi-Institution Astronomy Communication

13 January 2021

Scientists and science communication professionals from a collection of institutes, including NSF, NSF’s NOIRLab, NASA, AURA, and various European observatories, have published a white