Gemini News Archive
The United Kingdom a Full Partner in Gemini
Web Feature | 2008 February 27
More Evidence of Gas Inflows Into an Active Galaxy’s Nucleus
Web Feature | 2008 February 20
A team of astronomers have detected streaming gas flows toward the Seyfert nucleus of NGC 4051 located at an estimated distance of about 9.3 Megaparsecs.
Detection of Substellar Companion in Interacting Binary
Web Feature | 2008 February 19
The binary star SDSS J121209.31+013627.7, commonly known as SDSS 1212, is possibly the first interacting binary where a substellar companion has been directly detected -- with GNIRS on Gemini South.
Update on the UK status in Gemini -- updated February 11, 2008
Web Feature | 2008 February 11
Mauna Kea Experiences Extended Severe Weather "Event"
Web Feature | 2008 February 7
From the last week of January, the weather atop Mauna Kea has been mostly snow and ice that we have been on the sky only once for a total of 2.3 hours since Jan. 28.
Special Session of the Gemini Board Resolves UK Partnership Issue
Web Feature | 2008 January 25
A Young Erupting Pre-main Sequence Star Takes a (Long) Nap
Web Feature | 2008 January 16
The eruption of V1647 Orionis resulted in the appearance of a reflection nebula called “McNeil’s Nebula,” named after the amateur astronomer, Jay McNeil, who discovered the object. By early 2006 the star and its environment were very similar to their pre-burst stage.
Supernova Remnants Dance in the LMC
Press Release | 2008 January 8
The Gemini South Multi-Object Spectograph (GMOS) recently captured a dramatic image of a vast cloud complex named DEM L316 located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Gemini Science at the 211th AAS Meeting
Web Feature | 2008 January 8
This page highlights a sample of Gemini related science results presented at the 211th meeting of the American Astronomical Society meeting in Austin Texas from January 7-11, 2008.
Gemini Staff Family Summit Tours
Web Feature | 2007 December 17
Over 75 staff and family participated (or led) the family summit tours to see the Gemini North and South telescope facilities first-hand and see where family members work
Chile Observatories Earthquake Preparedness Workshop Dec. 3-4, 2007
Web Feature | 2007 December 1
On December 3-4, 2007, more than 70 engineers, technicians, safety officers and coordinators, administrative personnel and astronomers from observatories around the world met in La Serena, Chile for the first Chile Observatory Earthquake Preparedness Workshop.
Odd Little Star has Magnetic Personality
Press Release | 2007 November 28
Simultaneous observations made by four of the most powerful Earth- and space-based telescopes revealed an unusually active magnetic field on the ultracool low-mass star TVLM513-46546.
Important Announcement from the Gemini Board – November 16, 2007
Web Feature | 2007 November 16
Astronomers Spot Evidence for Colliding Planet Embryos in Famous Star Cluster
Press Release | 2007 November 14
Astronomers have found evidence for the formation of young rocky planets around the star HD 23514 located in the well-known Pleiades (Seven Sisters) star cluster that is easily visible in the current evening sky.
Are "Fossil Groups" Morphed from Cannibalized Galaxies?
Web Feature | 2007 November 5
A team studied the dynamical properties of CG 6, a massive compact group at a redshift z=0.22, that has several properties in common with known fossil groups. The study is based on multicolor imaging and deep spectroscopic observations obtained with GMOS at Gemini South.
Most Massive Stellar Black Hole Found
Web Feature | 2007 October 17
Observations that combine data from the ground-based Gemini North telescope and NASA’s orbiting Chandra X-ray observatory have led to the discovery of the most massive known stellar black hole.
The Gemini Deep Planet Survey - First Results
Web Feature | 2007 October 8
A Canada-US-UK team has released the first results from the Gemini Deep Planet Survey (GDPS), a near-infrared adaptive optics search for giant planets and brown dwarfs around 85 nearby young stars.
The 400th Gemini Paper
Web Feature | 2007 September 27
Most Distant Quasar Samples Conditions in the Young Universe
Web Feature | 2007 September 24
The GMOS South spectra were taken in the nod-and-shuffle mode, necessary to measure the weak residual flux at wavelengths shorter than the Lyman emission line in order to determine the absorption by neutral hydrogen.
Quasar Pairs Reveal Distant Galaxy Clusters
Web Feature | 2007 September 11
An international team of researchers has shown that quasar pairs may be excellent beacons for finding clusters of galaxies in the early universe.
