NOIRLab: Black Hole Pairs Found in Distant Merging Galaxies

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

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

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

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

NOIRLab: Looking Sharp: Most Detailed Image Yet of Famous Stellar Nursery

The Carina Nebula observed in unprecedented detail with adaptive optics ...
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 ...