Science Announcements


A&G Engineering at Gemini North

15 October 2020

Gemini North will shut down from 26-October to 13-November inclusive, to carry out essential maintenance on the Acquisition & Guiding (A&G) unit and instruments

Hawai‘i COVID-19 Update

15 October 2020

Science operations continue at Gemini North. At the time of the last e-newscast, cases of COVID-19 had spiked on Hawai‘i Island, there were a

October Fast Turnaround Call for Gemini North

15 October 2020

Gemini North is accepting Fast Turnaround (FT) proposals, and the next deadline is at 23:59 Hawai‘i Standard Time on 31 October 2020. Successful proposals

Restart of Limited Operations at Gemini South

15 October 2020

After approximately three weeks of necessary maintenance on the facility, telescope, and instruments, Gemini South will resume limited night-time science operations in the second

CPO Datacenter Shutdown Oct 5-6, 2020

5 October 2020

The Gemini Cerro Pachón datacenter will be shut down on October 5 and 6, 2020 due to maintenance work on the power infrastructure. The

October 2020 Call for Proposals

1 October 2020

Gemini North is accepting proposals for the Fast Turnaround (FT) program. We are not yet accepting proposals for Gemini South. Here, we give information

Ground Layer Adaptive Optics Feasibility Study for Gemini North

24 September 2020

Gemini started a ground layer adaptive optics feasibility study in April 2020. The team successfully identified a possible solution for the mounting of an

Hawai‘i COVID-19 Update

24 September 2020

Cases of COVID-19 began to spike on the island of Oahu at about the time of the last newscast, and Hawai‘i island itself quickly