Artist’s impression of WD 1856b

NOIRLab: A White Dwarf’s Surprise Planetary Companion

Astronomers detect first-of-its-kind exoplanet around dead star ...
NOIRLab: A Dizzying Show by Comet NEOWISE

NOIRLab: A Dizzying Show by Comet NEOWISE

Gemini Observatory images reveal striking details of our recent celestial visitor’s rotation ...
NOIRLab: Gemini Observatory’s Quick Reflexes Capture Fleeting Flash

NOIRLab: Gemini Observatory’s Quick Reflexes Capture Fleeting Flash

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

Gemini Observatory Captures Multicolor Image of First-ever Interstellar Comet

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

Maunakea Observatories Open Letter

Maunakea Observatories issued an open letter intended to share their perspectives about the situation on Maunakea with the broader astronomy ...
Artist impression og experiment

Gemini: Cosmic Cat and Mouse: Astronomers Capture and Tag a Fleeting Radio Burst

Gemini Observatory provides critical observations that confirm the distance to a mysterious, very short-lived, radio outburst from a galaxy billions ...
Color composite GSAOI+GeMS image of HP 1 obtained using the Gemini South telescope in Chile

Gemini: Ultra-sharp Images Make Old Stars Look Absolutely Marvelous!

Just as high-definition imaging is transforming home entertainment, it is also advancing the way astronomers study the Universe ...
illustration of the regions of the black hole

Gemini: Bubble Blowing Black Hole Jet’s Impact on Galactic Evolution

Astronomers using adaptive optics on the 8-meter Gemini North telescope have resolved, for the first time in near-infrared light, a ...
facilities that used the illustrated lensing mode to find the quasar

Gemini: Cosmic Telescope Zooms in on the Beginning of Time

Observations from Gemini Observatory identify a key fingerprint of an extremely distant quasar, allowing astronomers to sample light emitted from ...
The new discovery is only 14% the size of the Sun and is the new record holder for the star with the smallest complement of heavy elements

Gemini: Tiny Old Star Has Huge Impact

The new discovery is only 14% the size of the Sun and is the new record holder for the star ...
Loading...