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Announcements and Press Releases

 

2008

DateTitleTypeVisitors
2008 May 06 Sampling Star-formation in Local LIRGs Announcements 374
2008 April 14 Two Very Young Massive Stars Unshrouded with LGS AO Announcements 2183
2008 April 10 Ammonia Found in Atmosphere of Coolest Brown Dwarf Announcements 2332
2008 April 02 Spectacular Star Cluster May Host Black Hole Missing Link Press Release 12661
2008 March 20 Light Echoes Bring 400-year-old Supernova Into Focus Announcements 3242
2008 March 05 Gemini Kicks off Local Outreach in 2008 Announcements 10066
2008 February 27 The United Kingdom a Full Partner in Gemini Announcements 6611
2008 February 20 More Evidence of Gas Inflows Into an Active Galaxy’s Nucleus Announcements 4976
2008 February 19 Detection of Substellar Companion in Interacting Binary Announcements 5602
2008 February 11 Update on the UK status in Gemini -- updated February 11, 2008 Announcements 7129
2008 February 07 Mauna Kea Experiences Extended Severe Weather "Event" Announcements 6989
2008 January 25 Special Session of the Gemini Board Resolves UK Partnership Issue Announcements 8306
2008 January 16 A Young Erupting Pre-main Sequence Star Takes a (Long) Nap Announcements 7974
2008 January 08 Supernova Remnants Dance in the LMC Press Release 42346
2008 January 08 Gemini Science at the 211th AAS Meeting Announcements 6616

2007

DateTitleTypeVisitors
2007 December 17 Gemini Staff Family Summit Tours Announcements 7932
2007 December 12 Chile Observatories Earthquake Preparedness Workshop Dec. 3-4, 2007 Announcements 8843
2007 November 28 Odd Little Star has Magnetic Personality Press Release 50528
2007 November 16 Important Announcement from the Gemini Board – November 16, 2007 Announcements 17846
2007 November 14 Astronomers Spot Evidence for Colliding Planet Embryos in Famous Star Cluster Press Release 66620
2007 November 05 Are "Fossil Groups" Morphed from Cannibalized Galaxies? Announcements 10279
2007 October 17 Most Massive Stellar Black Hole Found Announcements 12234
2007 October 08 The Gemini Deep Planet Survey - First Results Announcements 12867
2007 September 27 The 400th Gemini Paper Announcements 12147
2007 September 24 Most Distant Quasar Samples Conditions in the Young Universe Announcements 12545
2007 September 11 Quasar Pairs Reveal Distant Galaxy Clusters Announcements 13654
2007 September 05 Gemini's Impact on Deep Impact Announcements 14154
2007 August 29 NIFS Dissects the Heart of HL Tauri's Jet Announcements 14478
2007 August 17 Uncovering a Missing Link Between Dwarf Galaxies and Globular Clusters Announcements 16134
2007 July 31 Frenetic growth of supermassive black holes in the early universe Announcements 17793
2007 July 17 Charon: An Ice Machine in the Ultimate Deep Freeze Press Release 95062
2007 June 27 Young Stars Swim in Pools of Molecular Hydrogen Announcements 21903
2007 June 18 Astronomers Converge in Brazil for 2007 Gemini Science Meeting Announcements 21968
2007 May 30 Discovery Narrows the Gap Between Planets and Brown Dwarfs Press Release 106506
2007 May 25 Distant and Massive Galaxy Cluster Revealed in Gemini Deep Deep Survey Field Announcements 24106
2007 May 15 GNIRS Recovery Announcements 25725
2007 May 14 Most Massive Galaxies have Surprisingly Diverse Origins Announcements 24136
2007 April 18 Are Short Gamma-ray Bursts Cosmic Tricksters? Announcements 26803
2007 April 04 Featherweight Celestial Pair Has Uncertain Future Together Press Release 117228
2007 March 22 The Delicate Trails of Star Birth Press Release 235423
2007 March 02 Giant Interstellar Jet Stream Revealed by TEXES Announcements 83231
2007 January 19 Comet McNaught Captured from Cerro Pachon Announcements 40110
2007 January 19 Tightening the (Asteroid) Belt around Zeta Leporis Announcements 37548
2007 January 08 Some Rare Abnormal Stars may have White Dwarf Parents to Blame Press Release 221063
2007 January 08 Small Warm Doughnut Feeds Theories of Extragalactic Black Holes Press Release 142563

2006

DateTitleTypeVisitors
2006 December 19 Gemini Welcomes the New Year with "Wide Eyes" Announcements 44205
2006 December 15 Nature's Tiniest Stellar Twins Announcements 38717
2006 December 12 Near Infrared Spectra Constrain an Extraordinary Pair of Cosmic Dwarves Announcements 39476
2006 November 13 Gemini North Recovers from Earthquake Announcements 43850
2006 October 31 Distant carbon atoms betray very early enrichment in the young universe Announcements 43486
2006 October 30 Resolving the Hearts of Luminous Infrared Galaxies Announcements 44228
2006 October 16 Hawai'i Earthquake Update for Gemini North Announcements 52800
2006 October 13 Hidden Mass Concentration Near the Center of Starbursting Galaxy M83 Announcements 45641
2006 September 29 Understanding The Nature of a Distant Short GRB Announcements 47600
2006 September 20 Stellar birth control at high redshift Announcements 48563
2006 August 31 Dissecting the Universe's Great Power Stations Announcements 49835
2006 July 31 Does IRS-8 contain the youngest and most massive star in the Galactic Center? Announcements 51748
2006 July 20 Big Cluster Elliptical Galaxies Formed First Announcements 53053
2006 July 20 Gemini Captures Close Encounter of Jupiter's Red Spots Press Release 223135
2006 June 15 Gemini Observes New Neptunian Trojan Asteroids Press Release 66212
2006 June 08 THE EARLY UNIVERSE IS DUSTY, AND ASTRONOMERS FINALLY KNOW WHY Press Release 74152
2006 June 05 A Tale of Two Nebulae Press Release 214733
2006 June 05 GEMINI PROBES THE CENTER OF ANDROMEDA GALAXY WITH UNPRECEDENTED CLARITY Press Release 77320
2006 May 18 Gemini Science Archive - One Million and Counting Announcements 55944
2006 May 17 Hilo Students Observe Comet Break-up with Gemini Announcements 57003
2006 May 03 Companion Explains "Chameleon" Supernova Press Release 212199
2006 April 20 Can Mid-Infrared Outflows Masquerade as Circumstellar Disks? Announcements 57347
2006 April 12 Eta Carinae: A Spectacular Show From A Convulsing Massive Star Announcements 63499
2006 April 07 Gemini Images a "Shocking" Skull of Gas Press Release 77872
2006 March 21 New Class of Comets may be Source of Earth's Water Announcements 58126
2006 March 15 Gemini Finds Young Binary Dwarf Pair is Large and Hot Announcements 59763
2006 March 10 Mid-Infrared Astronomy in Full Swing at Gemini Announcements 59806
2006 March 02 ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i Opens in Hilo Announcements 58568
2006 February 16 Gemini Sheds New Light on Dark Matter in NGC 3379 Announcements 62417
2006 February 15 New Gemini Director Announced Announcements 58235
2006 February 01 Gemini South Traces the Flow of Gas into the Grasp of the Black Hole in NGC 1097 Announcements 59439
2006 January 04 Gemini Looks Down the Mouth of an Interstellar Cavern Press Release 225186
2006 January 04 The 200th Gemini Paper Announcements 61602
2006 January 03 Fossil group of galaxies shows dearth of low luminosity members Announcements 58223

2005

DateTitleTypeVisitors
2005 December 12 Gemini North probes the gas, dust and stars at the center of the active galaxy NGC 1068 Announcements 60369
2005 November 22 Multi-Instrument Nights at Gemini North and South: a Powerful Approach to Observing Announcements 60032
2005 November 21 Gemini's Nod-&-Shuffle Provides Critical Deep Spectroscopic Data for Supernova Legacy Survey Announcements 59780
2005 October 28 Altair Undergoes Successful Performance Upgrade Announcements 60726
2005 October 20 Cracks or Cryovolcanoes? Surface Geology Creates Clouds on Titan as Observed by Gemini and Keck Press Release 76242
2005 October 05 Gemini Tracks Down Distance to Short Gamma-Ray Burst For The First Time Announcements 58944
2005 September 20 bHROS Available on Gemini South for Semester 2006A Announcements 59183
2005 September 15 Mauna Kea Giants Find Common Nursery for Comets Press Release 74215
2005 September 08 Dusty Old Star Offers Window to Our Future, Astronomers Report Press Release 213208
2005 August 26 A Chinese Dragon and a Knotted Galactic Embrace Press Release 403658
2005 August 10 Gemini Uncovers 'Lost City' of Stars Press Release 356813
2005 July 29 Gemini Observatory Shows That "10th Planet" Has a Pluto-Like Surface Press Release 252677
2005 July 20 Dustiest Star Could Harbor a Young Earth Press Release 286800
2005 July 07 Gemini Prepares for Planet Searching with NICI Announcements 62486
2005 July 02 Deep Impact Captured by Gemini Announcements 166726
2005 June 28 Mid-infrared Dust Emission from Massive-Star Supernovae Announcements 59616
2005 June 15 Gemini Survey Uncovers Plethora of Trapezium Treasures Announcements 60081
2005 June 01 Star Pair Grows Dust in Early Youth Announcements 59667
2005 May 17 Amateur Astronomers Travel Deep Into Stellar Cocoon Using Gemini Press Release 470568
2005 April 28 First Measurement of Hyperfine Splitting Constant in an Astrophysical Object Announcements 60393
2005 April 12 Sedna Reveals Pristine Surface in Gemini Near-infrared Spectra Announcements 65822
2005 March 28 First Paper from Gemini/HST Galaxy Survey: It Takes More Than Aging to Shape A Galaxy Announcements 67500
2005 March 11 Formation of Young Massive Stars Unshrouded Announcements 69441
2005 February 23 GMOS-South Probes Gas and Stellar Dynamics in Post-Merger Galaxy Announcements 60491
2005 January 27 100th Gemini Paper Reveals White Dwarf Progenitors are Prolific Mass Expellers Announcements 61238
2005 January 13 Dusting for Clues: Gemini Discovers Evidence for Colliding Bodies in Planet Forming Disk Press Release 321044
2005 January 10 Stunning Images Herald Opening of Gemini Observatory's Image Gallery Press Release 354876
2005 January 01 Gemini Observatory Welcomes 2005 with Release of Galactic Fireworks Image Press Release 229740

2004

DateTitleTypeVisitors
2004 December 15 New Clouds Add to Titan's Mystery Press Release 217597
2004 December 09 Gemini Observatory Announces Selection of 2005 StarTeachers Press Release 244415
2004 December 07 Gemini North 8-meter Primary Mirror Successfully Coated with Silver on Mauna Kea Announcements 60753
2004 November 30 Strong spectral signatures of steam betray low mass brown dwarf using GNIRS at Gemini South Announcements 62577
2004 November 04 Gemini Observes Remains of Massive Star Cluster Near Milky Way's Galactic Center Announcements 67077
2004 October 19 Deep near infrared Gemini observations with NIRI refute alleged redshift z = 10 galaxy Announcements 60439
2004 October 05 Mystery Object Neither Star Nor Brown Dwarf Press Release 320835
2004 September 21 The Gemini Science Archive: the Data are Yours! Announcements 61648
2004 September 17 Homepage Archive Announcements 443
2004 September 07 Galactic Contortionists Captured by Gemini Announcements 209643
2004 August 25 MICHELLE and HIRES Observing Times are Traded Announcements 59909
2004 August 11 Searching for the end of the cosmic dark ages with GMOS Announcements 72121
2004 July 21 Gemini South Obtains First High-Resolution Image of Dust Around Supernova 1987A Announcements 60535
2004 July 07 A high abundance of massive galaxies 3-6 billion years after the Big Bang Announcements 59545
2004 June 30 Gemini, Subaru & Keck Discover large-scale funneling of matter onto a massive distant galaxy cluster Announcements 60176
2004 June 09 Gemini South is First 8-10 Meter Class Telescope With Protected Silver Coatings Press Release 290801
2004 May 25 Cosmic Powerhouses Dwell In Humble Galactic Homes Press Release 215600
2004 May 18 The Gemini Deep Deep Survey Opens a New Window Into the Distant Universe of Galaxy Assembly Announcements 60919
2004 May 04 Waltzing Irregular Satellites Around Jupiter and Saturn Announcements 60467
2004 April 27 Gemini-South's Near-Infrared Spectrograph Gets 3-D vision Announcements 59372
2004 April 12 Orphan HII Regions Near Stephan's Quintet Announcements 60662
2004 March 30 Celestial Beacon Sheds New Light on Stellar Nursery Press Release 358386
2004 March 08 Gemini Probes Galaxy Evolution a Billion Years After the Big Bang Announcements 61028
2004 February 25 Gemini Probes Red Stars in M82 Using Adaptive Optics Announcements 59286
2004 January 26 Massive Old Star Reveals Secrets On Deathbed Press Release 244612
2004 January 05 Why do Galaxies in the Young Universe Appear so Mature? Press Release 639002

2003

DateTitleTypeVisitors
2003 December 02 Gemini South/PHOENIX Strikes Again Announcements 52619
2003 November 19 The Gemini Science Archive Prototype: Released !! Announcements 52302
2003 November 04 Gemini's First Look at the Interstellar Medium in the "Redshift Desert" Announcements 52290
2003 October 29 Chilean StarTeachers Bring The Universe Into Hawai`i Classrooms Announcements 52651
2003 October 22 Gemini South's Secondary Mirror Sports Shiny Silver Coat Announcements 61422
2003 October 02 Gemini South + FLAMINGOS Find Distant Quasar SDSS J0836+0054 to be Surprisingly Red and Dusty Announcements 59117
2003 September 18 Gemini Detects Something "Cool" in Our Neighborhood: Closest Known Brown Dwarf has a Companion Announcements 197106
2003 September 02 Galaxies Under the Cosmic Microscope: a GMOS-North Study of the Lensed Galaxy #289 in A 2218 Announcements 60453
2003 August 19 PHOENIX on Gemini South Reveals Clues about the Origin of Fluorine Announcements 61181
2003 August 06 Near-Infrared Images Reveal Structure in Jupiter's Cloudy Atmosphere Announcements 60795
2003 July 23 MICHELLE Peers at the Dust and Gas of the Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 Announcements 59101
2003 June 30 Looking Sharp: Images from New Gemini Spectrograph Rival View from Space Press Release 299716
2003 June 17 Gemini South Mid-Infrared Imager T-ReCS Glimpses Dry Ice Frost on Mars Announcements 59008
2003 June 02 New Gemini Images Exemplify the Power of Adaptive Optics Press Release 355610
2003 May 27 Gemini Newsletter #26 Released Announcements 58599
2003 May 12 OSCIR Probes Heated Dust in the Active Galactic Nucleus of the Spiral Galaxy NGC 4151 Announcements 59055
2003 April 29 NIRI Catches the Infrared Glow of a Major Neutron Star Outburst Announcements 58787
2003 April 15 Gemini South Tracks Optical Microflares Around Black Hole in Binary System Announcements 59468
2003 April 02 Gemini North and Keck Probe Saturn's Moon Titan from Clouds to Icy Highlands Announcements 59664
2003 March 25 Gemini South Staff Moves Into New Base Facility in Chile Announcements 58528
2003 February 26 Gemini's Near-Infrared Imager Images Over 120,000 Stars in the Nearby Galaxy M33 Announcements 58992
2003 February 12 Gemini Images Tightest Known Orbiting Brown Dwarf-Star Pair Announcements 58949
2003 January 28 Gemini Announces Selection of Six "StarTeachers" Announcements 204737
2003 January 21 Tragic Fire Destroys Most of Australia's Mount Stromlo Observatory Announcements 58946
2003 January 09 Gemini South Helps Discover Galactic Jet in Spiral Galaxy Announcements 58718

2002

DateTitleTypeVisitors
2002 December 18 Gemini North & South Receive New Instruments for the Holidays! Announcements 58739
2002 December 02 Probing the Chemistry of Red Giants in the Large Magellanic Cloud with PHOENIX on Gemini South Announcements 59477
2002 November 13 Gemini Telescope on Mauna Kea Named in Honor of Dr. Frederick C. Gillett Press Release 71236
2002 November 06 IRS-8 - A unique bow shock in the Galactic Center region Announcements 71410
2002 November 06 Astronomers "Converge" on Galactic Center Announcements 59580
2002 October 09 OSCIR Unveils Rich Dust Content in the Second Most Metal Deficient Galaxy Known Announcements 59037
2002 September 26 Gemini Obtains First Spectrum From Furthest Known Dusty Galaxy Announcements 59371
2002 September 10 Gemini North Probes Deep Sky with GMOS Announcements 60627
2002 August 27 CIRPASS — Doing Science on Gemini South Announcements 58511
2002 August 13 Gemini StarTeachers Exchange Program Strengthens Sister City Ties Between Hilo and La Serena Announcements 145274
2002 August 13 New Internet Link Moves Gemini a Step Closer to Becoming World's First "Cyber Observatory" Press Release 211963
2002 June 20 Serendipitous Science Press Release 218283
2002 June 04 High-Tech Horse Sense Press Release 209804
2002 June 03 Viewing the June 10th Partial Eclipse Announcements 59510
2002 May 21 Closest Brown Dwarf Companion Ever Spotted Around a Star Provokes New Perspective Press Release 282614
2002 April 29 Current Status of the Gemini South Base Facility Announcements 58554
2002 April 04 Einstein (Relatively Speaking) Drops In On Hawaii! Announcements 59380
2002 March 21 Gemini Observatory Captures Multi-Dimensional Movie of Active Galaxy's Core Press Release 211696
2002 February 25 Massive Star Pair Raises Dust While Doing the Tango Press Release 71882
2002 February 22 Phoenix: Spectra from the commissioning and Demonstration Science run Announcements 58991
2002 January 18 Gemini Observatory Celebrates Historic First for Observational Astronomy Press Release 207676
2002 January 07 Astronomers Discover Edge-On Protoplanetary Disk in Quadruple Star System Press Release 71212
2002 January 07 Brown Dwarf Found Around Nearby, Sun-Like Star Press Release 243705

2001

DateTitleTypeVisitors
2001 December 03 Media Invited to Gemini South Dedication January 18, 2002, La Serena and Cerro Pachón, Chile Press Release 70655
2001 October 29 Gemini Observation Deepens Mystery of Local Active Galaxy Press Release 72033
2001 October 02 Gemini Observatory Captures "Perfection" With Early Image From New High-Tech Instrument Press Release 212315
2001 July 23 Gemini Spies Strong Stellar Gusts in Nearby Massive Star Press Release 209247

2000

DateTitleTypeVisitors
2000 October 16 Gemini Cuts Deep Into Galactic Core with Release of First Data Press Release 71079
2000 March 20 8.1-Meter Mirror Crosses Oceans to Reach Gemini Telescope Press Release 71054

1999

DateTitleTypeVisitors
1999 June 25 New Telescope Gives Astronomers a Clearer Vision of the Universe Press Release 70592
1999 April 15 Gemini Observatory Receives Funding to Take Mauna Kea Internet Access to New Heights Press Release 70930

1998

DateTitleTypeVisitors
1998 December 23 Gemini Observatory on Hawaii's Mauna Kea Reaches Several Milestones Press Release 71151
1998 November 18 Dedication of Gemini Observatory's Northern Operations Centerin Hilo, Hawaii Press Release 70606
1998 August 03 Gemini's Public Information Officer Opens the Public Information and Outreach Office Press Release 70959
1998 June 29 8.1 Meter Gemini Observatory Mirror Delivered to Mauna Kea Press Release 70749
1998 February 18 First Gemini 8-meter Mirror is Best of Its Size Press Release 70766
1998 February 18 Australia to Share in "Heavenly Twins" Press Release 70904
1998 February 13 Adrian Russell Appointed UK ATC Director Press Release 70820
1998 February 04 Acceptance Test Results from first Gemini M1 Mirror Press Release 71420

1997

DateTitleTypeVisitors
1997 August 29 Chile Returns to the Partnership Press Release 70417
1997 June 24 Groundbreaking for Telescope Base Facility in Hilo Press Release 70947
1997 May 09 Corning Ships Second Gemini Mirror Blank Press Release 71014

1996

DateTitleTypeVisitors
1996 February 08 Project Scientist Named for International Gemini Project Press Release 70621
1996 January 30 Second Gemini Mirror Blank Fused Press Release 70451

1995

DateTitleTypeVisitors
1995 October 11 Corning Completes Gemini Large Telescope Mirror Blank Press Release 65544

1994

DateTitleTypeVisitors
1994 September 30 October Inauguration for Giant Gemini "Twin" Telescopes in Hawaii and Chile Press Release 65817
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