Journey through the Universe
Journey Through the Universe is the longest-running (17 years and counting!) local outreach program in the Gemini North host communities on ...
Live from NOIRLab
This monthly online program shares the science and technology of NOIRLab with a global audience and features staff, users, and ...
Tohono O’odham Engagement
With the support of Kitt Peak National Observatory, NOIRLab (formerly NOAO) has been working with the Tohono O'odham Nation on ...
Astronomy Careers
Promoting observatory STEM career opportunities, diversity, and inclusion at NOIRLab facilities is a core element of NOIRLab’s educational programming ...
Colors of Nature
Artists and scientists often share a common goal, making the invisible visible. Yet artistically talented students, especially girls, often shy ...
Teen Astronomy Café
The Teen Astronomy Café program is a free out-of-school program that offers high school students opportunities to interact with scientists who work ...
NOIRLab: Billions of Celestial Objects Revealed in Gargantuan Survey of the Milky Way
Astronomers have released a gargantuan survey of the galactic plane of the Milky Way. The new dataset contains a staggering ...
NOIRLab: Astronomers Discover Closest Black Hole to Earth
Black holes are the most extreme objects in the Universe. Supermassive versions of these unimaginably dense objects likely reside at ...
NOIRLab: Record-Breaking Gamma-Ray Burst Possibly Most Powerful Explosion Ever Recorded
In the early-morning hours of 14 October 2022, astronomers using the Gemini South telescope in Chile operated by NSF’s NOIRLab ...
NOIRLab: Potential First Traces of the Universe’s Earliest Stars
Astronomers may have discovered the ancient chemical remains of the first stars to light up the Universe ...
NOIRLab: Dark Energy Camera Captures Bright, Young Stars Blazing Inside Glowing Nebula
NOIRLab has released a breathtaking image of the star-forming Lobster Nebula (NGC 6357), which is located about 8000 light-years from ...
NOIRLab: Sharpest Image Ever of Universe’s Most Massive Known Star
By harnessing the capabilities of the 8.1-meter Gemini South telescope in Chile, which is part of the International Gemini Observatory ...