Science Announcements


August 2020 Call for Proposals

1 August 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

Hurricane Douglas Update

24 July 2020

  Gemini North will be closed the nights of Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26, due to Hurricane Douglas. The Gemini North datacenter

Introducing ANTARES 1.0

18 July 2020

To prepare for the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) and its coming deluge of time domain events, NOIRLab’s Community Science

Results of the SATCON1 Workshop

18 July 2020

Earlier this month, NSF’s NOIRLab and AAS, with support from NSF, hosted the Satellite Constellations 1 (SATCON1) workshop (29 June - 2 July 2020)

Scheduling of NOIRLab Programs and Status of Observing Time Lost to COVID-19 in 2020B

18 July 2020

Gemini Observatory Gemini North halted operations on 23 March and resumed limited nighttime operations on 19 May. The 2020B schedule for Gemini North was

Vini Placco to Join NOIRLab Scientific Staff in Tucson

18 July 2020

NOIRLab is pleased to welcome Dr. Vinicius (Vini) Placco to its scientific staff beginning September 2020. He joins the Lab as an Associate Scientist

COVID-19 Update

16 July 2020

Gemini North continues to conduct limited nighttime operations while Gemini South and the other NOIRLab facilities have remained closed in light of the continued

GOGREEN Data Release Workshop Aug 24-25

16 July 2020

The Gemini Observations of Galaxies in Rich Early ENvironments (GOGREEN) Survey team will hold a virtual workshop, hosted by