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Stunning Images Herald Opening of Gemini Observatory's Image Gallery

Stunning Images Herald Opening of Gemini Observatory's Image Gallery

January 10, 2005

A pair of beautiful images released today in San Diego at the 205th meeting of the American Astronomical Society marks...

Gemini Observatory Welcomes 2005 with Release of Galactic Fireworks Image

Gemini Observatory Welcomes 2005 with Release of Galactic Fireworks Image

January 1, 2005

Like the annual New Year’s fireworks display, astronomers at Gemini Observatory are ushering in 2005 with a striking image that...

New Clouds Add to Titan's Mystery

New Clouds Add to Titan's Mystery

December 15, 2004

Using adaptive optics on the Gemini North and Keck II telescopes on Mauna Kea, Hawai'i, a U.S. team has discovered...

Gemini Observatory Announces Selection of 2005 StarTeachers

Gemini Observatory Announces Selection of 2005 StarTeachers

December 9, 2004

On Thursday, December 9th, 2004 the Gemini Observatory announced the six teachers selected for the 2005 StarTeachers exchange program between...

Why Do Galaxies in the Young Universe Appear so Mature?

Why Do Galaxies in the Young Universe Appear so Mature?

October 8, 2004

Until now, astronomers have been nearly blind when looking back in time to survey an era when most stars in...

Mystery Object neither Star nor Brown Dwarf

Mystery Object neither Star nor Brown Dwarf

October 5, 2004

Astronomers using the Gemini North and Keck II telescopes have peered inside a violent binary star system to find that...

Gemini South is First 8-10 Meter Class Telescope with Protected Silver Coatings

Gemini South is First 8-10 Meter Class Telescope with Protected Silver Coatings

June 9, 2004

To investors looking for the next sure thing, the silver coating on the Gemini South 8-meter telescope mirror might seem...

Cosmic Powerhouses Dwell in Humble Galactic Homes

Cosmic Powerhouses Dwell in Humble Galactic Homes

May 25, 2004

Quasars are the most brilliant of cosmic fireworks, shining out across billions of light-years of space. However, a recent study...

Celestial Beacon Sheds New Light on Stellar Nursery

Celestial Beacon Sheds New Light on Stellar Nursery

March 30, 2004

A timely discovery by American amateur astronomer Jay McNeil, followed immediately by observations at the Gemini Observatory, has provided a...

Massive Old Star Reveals Secrets on Deathbed

Massive Old Star Reveals Secrets on Deathbed

January 26, 2004

Like a doctor trying to understand an elderly patient's sudden demise, astronomers have obtained the most detailed observations ever of...

Looking Sharp: Images from New Gemini Spectrograph Rival View from Space

Looking Sharp: Images from New Gemini Spectrograph Rival View from Space

June 30, 2003

Gemini Observatory's new imaging spectrograph, without the help of adaptive optics, recently captured images that are among the sharpest ever...

New Gemini Images Exemplify the Power of Adaptive Optics

New Gemini Images Exemplify the Power of Adaptive Optics

June 2, 2003

A razor-sharp image was released today revealing new details at the heart of a famous star cluster. The thousands of...

Gemini Telescope on Mauna Kea Named in Honor of Dr. Frederick C. Gillett

Gemini Telescope on Mauna Kea Named in Honor of Dr. Frederick C. Gillett

November 13, 2002

Gemini Observatory honored Dr. Fred Gillett, a pioneer in infrared astronomy, by naming the Gemini North Telescope in his honor...

New Internet Link Moves Gemini a Step Closer to Becoming World's First

New Internet Link Moves Gemini a Step Closer to Becoming World's First "Cyber Observatory"

August 13, 2002

Thanks to a unique combination of international cooperation and the latest Internet technology, Gemini Observatory is now well on its...

Serendipitous Science

Serendipitous Science

June 20, 2002

What began as an essay contest in British Columbia, Canada to encourage an interest in astronomy for elementary school students...

High-Tech Horse Sense

High-Tech Horse Sense

June 4, 2002

Optical technicians dressed in clean suits and protective gear incorporate a little old-fashioned "horse sense" into their procedures as they...

Closest Brown Dwarf Companion Ever Spotted Around a Star Provokes New Perspective

Closest Brown Dwarf Companion Ever Spotted Around a Star Provokes New Perspective

May 21, 2002

Astronomers using adaptive optics technology on the Gemini North Telescope have observed a brown dwarf orbiting a low-mass star at...

Gemini Observatory Captures Multi-Dimensional Movie of Active Galaxy's Core

Gemini Observatory Captures Multi-Dimensional Movie of Active Galaxy's Core

March 21, 2002

Astronomers observing with the Gemini North Telescope on Hawaii's Mauna Kea have a powerful new tool to probe mysterious cosmic...

Massive Star Pair Raises Dust While Doing the Tango

Massive Star Pair Raises Dust While Doing the Tango

February 25, 2002

A Canadian-led research team using the Gemini Observatory has released tantalizing evidence that tiny dust particles ejected by hot, massive...

Gemini Observatory Celebrates Historic First for Observational Astronomy

Gemini Observatory Celebrates Historic First for Observational Astronomy

January 18, 2002

From high atop remote mountains in Chile and Hawaii, the Gemini Observatory gives astronomers access to the entire universe with...

Brown Dwarf Found Around Nearby, Sun-Like Star

Brown Dwarf Found Around Nearby, Sun-Like Star

January 7, 2002

Astronomers using adaptive optics on the Gemini North and Keck telescopes have taken an image of a brown dwarf orbiting...

Astronomers Discover Edge-on Protoplanetary Disk in Quadruple Star System

Astronomers Discover Edge-on Protoplanetary Disk in Quadruple Star System

January 6, 2002

Astronomers using the recently commissioned Gemini North telescope in Hawaii have discovered a protoplanetary disk orbiting one of the stars...

Media Invited to Gemini South Dedication January 18, 2002, La Serena and Cerro Pachón, Chile

Media Invited to Gemini South Dedication January 18, 2002, La Serena and Cerro Pachón, Chile

December 3, 2001

On January 18, 2002, the Gemini Observatory will celebrate a significant milestone with the dedication of the Gemini South telescope...

Gemini Observation Deepens Mystery of Local Active Galaxy

Gemini Observation Deepens Mystery of Local Active Galaxy

October 29, 2001

In the deepest ground-based mid-infrared image ever, the Gemini North Telescope reveals that the mysterious environment around one of the...

Gemini Observatory Captures

Gemini Observatory Captures "Perfection" With Early Image From New High-Tech Instrument

October 2, 2001

After seven years of design and construction but only two weeks of commissioning, a remarkable first light image was obtained...

Gemini Spies Strong Stellar Gusts in Nearby Massive Star

Gemini Spies Strong Stellar Gusts in Nearby Massive Star

July 23, 2001

A dramatic infrared image released today by the Gemini Observatory sheds new light on the early stages of the formation...

Early Gemini North Results Feature Super Star Clusters, Details of Circumstellar Disks

Early Gemini North Results Feature Super Star Clusters, Details of Circumstellar Disks

June 3, 2001

From massive young star clusters swaddled in a dust cocoon 600 trillion miles wide to intriguing structural details in a...

Passing of Fred Gillett, Infrared Astronomy Pioneer

Passing of Fred Gillett, Infrared Astronomy Pioneer

April 25, 2001

Infrared astronomy pioneer Dr. Fred Gillett died Sunday, April 22, 2001 at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle...

Gemini Cuts Deep Into Galactic Core with Release of First Data

Gemini Cuts Deep Into Galactic Core with Release of First Data

October 16, 2000

The first scientific observations from the Gemini North telescope provide a dramatic glimpse into the elusive core of the Milky...

8.1-Meter Mirror Crosses Oceans to Reach Gemini Telescope

8.1-Meter Mirror Crosses Oceans to Reach Gemini Telescope

March 20, 2000

After traveling in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, through the Panama Canal and up a steep, narrow mountain road...

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