NOIRLab: Precise Insights into the Supermassive Black Hole in the Milky Way’s Heart
Astronomers have made the most precise measurements yet of the motions of stars around the supermassive black hole at the ...
NOIRLab: Astronomers Uncover Briefest Supernova-Powered Gamma-Ray Burst
Astronomers have discovered the shortest-ever gamma-ray burst (GRB) caused by the implosion of a massive star. Using the international Gemini ...
NOIRLab: Black Hole Pairs Found in Distant Merging Galaxies
Astronomers have found two close pairs of quasars in the distant Universe. Follow-up observations with Gemini North spectroscopically resolved one ...
NOIRLab: MAROON-X Embarks on its Exoplanet Quest
Astronomers using the recently installed instrument MAROON-X on Gemini North have determined the mass of a transiting exoplanet orbiting the ...
NOIRLab: CK Vulpeculae seen with Gemini North
An international team of astronomers using Gemini North’s GNIRS instrument have discovered that CK Vulpeculae, first seen as a bright ...
NOIRLab: Maunakea Telescopes Confirm First Brown Dwarf Discovered by Radio Observations
A collaboration between the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) radio telescope in Europe, the Gemini North telescope, and the NASA InfraRed ...
NOIRLab: Looking Sharp: Most Detailed Image Yet of Famous Stellar Nursery
The Carina Nebula observed in unprecedented detail with adaptive optics ...
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
Gemini Observatory images reveal striking details of our recent celestial visitor’s rotation ...
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 ...
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 issued an open letter intended to share their perspectives about the situation on Maunakea with the broader astronomy ...
