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A Dizzying Show by Comet NEOWISE

A Dizzying Show by Comet NEOWISE

August 24, 2020

When Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) sped through the inner Solar System during the middle of 2020, astronomers and the general...

Surprisingly Dense Exoplanet Challenges Planet Formation Theories

Surprisingly Dense Exoplanet Challenges Planet Formation Theories

August 4, 2020

New detailed observations with NSF’s NOIRLab facilities reveal a young exoplanet, orbiting a young star in the Hyades cluster, that...

Gemini Observatory’s Quick Reflexes Capture Fleeting Flash

Gemini Observatory’s Quick Reflexes Capture Fleeting Flash

July 14, 2020

Rapid follow-up of the optical afterglow from one of the most distant confirmed short gamma-ray bursts (SGRB), thought to be...

Young Planets Bite the Dust

Young Planets Bite the Dust

June 24, 2020

These orange swirls of dust are snapshots from the largest collection of sharp, detailed images of dusty debris disks around...

Gemini Gets Lucky and Takes a Deep Dive Into Jupiter’s Clouds

Gemini Gets Lucky and Takes a Deep Dive Into Jupiter’s Clouds

May 7, 2020

Researchers using a technique known as “lucky imaging” with the Gemini North telescope on Hawaii’s Maunakea have collected some of...

Cosmic Tempest

Cosmic Tempest

April 14, 2020

Researchers using the Gemini North telescope on Hawaiʻi’s Maunakea have detected the most energetic wind from any quasar ever measured....

Nighttime U.S. / International Astronomy Gets New Identity

Nighttime U.S. / International Astronomy Gets New Identity

April 3, 2020

NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, which in 2019 brought together NSF’s optical and infrared nighttime astronomy under one entity,...

Gemini Telescope Images “Minimoon” Orbiting Earth — in Color!

Gemini Telescope Images “Minimoon” Orbiting Earth — in Color!

February 27, 2020

Astronomers using the international Gemini Observatory, on Hawaii’s Maunakea, have imaged a very small object in orbit around the Earth,...

Celestial Hourglass

Celestial Hourglass

February 20, 2020

The latest image from the international Gemini Observatory showcases the striking planetary nebula CVMP 1. This object is the result...

Love the stars? Astronomers have a unique suggestion for Valentine’s Day

Love the stars? Astronomers have a unique suggestion for Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2020

Few sights are more romantic than a star-filled sky, but there are fewer and fewer places on Earth where we...

Fast Radio Burst Observations Deepen Astronomical Mystery

Fast Radio Burst Observations Deepen Astronomical Mystery

January 6, 2020

Observations with the 8-meter Gemini North telescope, a program of the NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, have allowed astronomers...

A Galactic Dance

A Galactic Dance

December 19, 2019

Galaxies lead a graceful existence on cosmic timescales. Over millions of years, they can engage in elaborate dances that produce...

Two Ancient Migration Events in the Andromeda Galaxy

Two Ancient Migration Events in the Andromeda Galaxy

October 2, 2019

Astronomers have uncovered two historic events in which the Andromeda Galaxy underwent major changes to its structure. The findings shed...

NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory Launched

NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory Launched

October 1, 2019

On 1 October 2019, the nighttime astronomy facilities supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) transitioned to operating as one...

New Director of NSF’s National Optical-infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory

New Director of NSF’s National Optical-infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory

September 30, 2019

Vice President of the Giant Magellan Telescope project and Astronomer at the Carnegie Institution for Science, Patrick McCarthy, has been...

Record-Breaking Protocluster Takes Fast-track

Record-Breaking Protocluster Takes Fast-track

September 26, 2019

The discovery of the most distant large-scale cluster of galaxies in the very young Universe has astronomers puzzling over how...

Gemini Observatory Captures Multicolor Image of First-ever Interstellar Comet

Gemini Observatory Captures Multicolor Image of First-ever Interstellar Comet

September 13, 2019

The first-ever comet from beyond our Solar System has been successfully imaged by the Gemini Observatory in multiple colors. The...

Exoplanets Can’t Hide Their Secrets from Innovative New Instrument

Exoplanets Can’t Hide Their Secrets from Innovative New Instrument

August 29, 2019

In an unprecedented feat, an American research team discovered hidden secrets of an elusive exoplanet using a powerful new instrument...

Total Annihilation for Supermassive Stars

Total Annihilation for Supermassive Stars

August 15, 2019

A renegade star exploding in a distant galaxy has forced astronomers to set aside decades of research and focus on...

Cosmic Cat and Mouse

Cosmic Cat and Mouse

June 27, 2019

Gemini Observatory provides critical observations that confirm the distance to a mysterious, very short-lived, radio outburst from a galaxy billions...

The Formative Years

The Formative Years

June 11, 2019

Based on preliminary results from a new Gemini Observatory survey of 531 stars with the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI), it...

Gemini Focuses on a Mid-sized Galactic Black Hole

Gemini Focuses on a Mid-sized Galactic Black Hole

June 6, 2019

An international team of researchers led by astronomer Jong-Hak Woo obtained deep spectroscopy from Gemini, combined with light echo measurements...

Neptune’s Moon Triton Fosters Rare Icy Union

Neptune’s Moon Triton Fosters Rare Icy Union

May 19, 2019

Astronomers using the Gemini Observatory explore Neptune’s largest moon Triton and observe, for the first time beyond the lab, an...

Ultra-sharp Images Make Old Stars Look Absolutely Marvelous!

Ultra-sharp Images Make Old Stars Look Absolutely Marvelous!

March 20, 2019

Using high-resolution adaptive optics imaging from the Gemini Observatory, astronomers have uncovered one of the oldest star clusters in the...

Cosmic Telescope Zooms in on the Beginning of Time

Cosmic Telescope Zooms in on the Beginning of Time

January 8, 2019

Observations from Gemini Observatory identify a key fingerprint of an extremely distant quasar, allowing astronomers to sample light emitted from...

Tiny Old Star Has Huge Impact

Tiny Old Star Has Huge Impact

October 31, 2018

Astronomers use the Gemini Observatory to investigate a tiny star that is likely the oldest known star in the disk...

Gemini Observatory to Advance Adaptive Optics and Multi-messenger Astronomy with NSF Award

Gemini Observatory to Advance Adaptive Optics and Multi-messenger Astronomy with NSF Award

September 19, 2018

New funding from the National Science Foundation will enable the international Gemini Observatory to advance its position at the forefront...

Astronomers Blown Away by Historic Stellar Blast

Astronomers Blown Away by Historic Stellar Blast

August 1, 2018

Observations from the Gemini South and other telescopes in Chile played a critical role in understanding light echoes from a...

Republic of Korea Becomes a Full Participant in Gemini

Republic of Korea Becomes a Full Participant in Gemini

July 23, 2018

An agreement between the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) and the agencies that own and operate the International...

Gemini Observatory Cloud Camera Captures Volcano’s Dramatic Glow

Gemini Observatory Cloud Camera Captures Volcano’s Dramatic Glow

May 21, 2018

A camera used at the Gemini North telescope to monitor sky conditions from Hawaii’s Maunakea captured a remarkable time-lapse sequence...

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