Gemini South Reveals Origin of Unexpected Differences in Giant Binary Stars
April 29, 2024
Using the Gemini South telescope a team of astronomers have confirmed for the first time that differences in binary stars’...
Astronomers Measure Heaviest Black Hole Pair Ever Found
February 29, 2024
Using archival data from the Gemini North telescope, a team of astronomers have measured the heaviest pair of supermassive black...
Journey Through the Universe Celebrates 20 Years of Exploration on Hawai‘i Island
January 29, 2024
Journey Through the Universe — a partnership between the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, and the Hawaiʻi Department...
Gemini South Captures Twisted Dusty Disk of NGC 4753, Showcasing the Aftermath of Past Merger
January 25, 2024
The lenticular galaxy NGC 4753, captured by the Gemini South telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by...
Big Astronomy Planetarium Show Now Available for Free Download
December 14, 2023
Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries is an award-winning bilingual planetarium show that takes viewers beyond the dome to behind the...
NSF’s NOIRLab On Track to Reduce Carbon Emissions by Half
November 27, 2023
Through its Environmental Sustainability Program, NSF's NOIRLab will reduce its entire annual carbon footprint by 50% by the end of...
Gemini North Peers Deeper Into the Dust with New Instrument
November 13, 2023
Gemini North, one half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, is now peering deeper into the dusty...
Gemini North Reveals the Formation of Dense Dwarf Galaxy ‘Fossils’
November 8, 2023
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, have captured the...
Gemini South Captures Cosmic ‘Cotton Candy’
October 25, 2023
Gemini South, one half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, captures the billion-year-old aftermath of a spiral...
Gemini South Captures Cosmic ‘Finch’
October 5, 2023
Using data from Gemini South and other observatories, astronomers have found a new Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transient (LFBOT), a...
Rare, Double-Lobe Nebula Resembles Overflowing Cosmic ‘Jug’
July 13, 2023
A billowing pair of nearly symmetrical loops of dust and gas mark the death throes of an ancient red-giant star,...
Never-Before-Seen Way to Annihilate a Star
June 22, 2023
Astronomers studying a powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB) with the Gemini South telescope, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, may have detected a...
Gemini North Detects Multiple Rock-Forming Elements in the Atmosphere of a Scorching Exoplanet
June 14, 2023
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, have detected multiple...
International One Sky Project Highlights Importance and History of Indigenous Astronomy Through Film
June 9, 2023
The One Sky Project, led by the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center and sponsored by the Thirty Meter Telescope, has produced a...
Gemini North Back On Sky With Dazzling Image of Supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy
June 7, 2023
Gemini North, part of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, is back observing the night sky following the...
Astronomers Witness Star Devouring Planet: Possible Preview of the Ultimate Fate of Earth
May 3, 2023
Astronomers using the Gemini South telescope in Chile, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, have observed the first evidence of a dying...
Dual Quasars Blaze Bright at the Center of Merging Galaxies
April 5, 2023
Astronomers using an array of ground- and space-based telescopes, including Gemini North on Hawai‘i, have uncovered a closely bound duo...
‘Taffy Galaxies’ Collide, Leave Behind Bridge of Star-Forming Material
March 29, 2023
The Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, captured this dazzling image of...
Journey Through the Universe Returns to Hilo Classes
February 16, 2023
Journey Through the Universe — a partnership among NSF’s NOIRLab/Gemini, the Hawaiʻi Department of Education Hilo-Waiākea Complex Area, and the...
Stars Disappear Before Our Eyes, Citizen Scientists Report
January 19, 2023
A startling analysis from Globe at Night — a citizen science program run by NSF’s NOIRLab — concludes that stars...
Kilonova Discovery Challenges our Understanding of Gamma-Ray Bursts
December 7, 2022
While studying the aftermath of a long gamma-ray burst (GRB), two independent teams of astronomers using a host of telescopes...
Astronomers Discover Closest Black Hole to Earth
November 3, 2022
Astronomers using the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, have discovered the closest-known black hole to Earth. This is...
Record-Breaking Gamma-Ray Burst Possibly Most Powerful Explosion Ever Recorded
October 14, 2022
In the early-morning hours of today, 14 October 2022, astronomers using the Gemini South telescope in Chile operated by NSF’s...
Potential First Traces of the Universe’s Earliest Stars
September 28, 2022
Astronomers may have discovered the ancient chemical remains of the first stars to light up the Universe. Using an innovative...
Sharpest Image Ever of Universe’s Most Massive Known Star
August 18, 2022
By harnessing the capabilities of the 8.1-meter Gemini South telescope in Chile, which is part of the International Gemini Observatory...
Colliding Galaxies Dazzle in Gemini North Image
August 9, 2022
An evocative new image captured by the Gemini North telescope in Hawai‘i reveals a pair of interacting spiral galaxies —...
Gemini Telescopes Help Uncover Origins of Castaway Gamma-Ray Bursts
July 26, 2022
A number of mysterious gamma-ray bursts appear as lonely flashes of intense energy far from any obvious galactic home, raising...
Gemini’s GHOST Captures Exquisite First Light Observations of a Bright, Chemically Rich Star
July 20, 2022
Gemini South, one of the world’s most productive and powerful optical-infrared telescopes, received a major capability boost with the successful...
NSF’s NOIRLab Launches “Teen Astronomy Café — To Go!”
July 14, 2022
NSF's NOIRLab’s Teen Astronomy Café educational program is proud to present its newest initiative: Teen Astronomy Café — To Go!...
Gemini North Spies Ultra-Faint Fossil Galaxy Discovered on Outskirts of Andromeda
June 30, 2022
An unusual ultra-faint dwarf galaxy has been discovered on the outer fringes of the Andromeda Galaxy thanks to the sharp...