Gemini News Archive
A Ceres-like Dwarf Planet Swallowed by a White Dwarf Star
Web Feature | 2010 June 10
A Canadian-U.S. team's analysis, based on follow-up observations using the Gemini North telescope and the Multiple-Mirror Telescope (MMT), shows a clear signature of a tidally destroyed dwarf planet that once orbited the parent star.
Identifying Green Fuzzy Emission in the Milky Way
Web Feature | 2010 June 3
Using NIRI on the Gemini North telescope, James De Buizer and William Vacca (SOFIA-USRA) obtained spectra that, for the first time, directly identify the origin of “green fuzzy” emission.
TAKING A NARROW VIEW OF A LOPSIDED GALAXY
Press Release | 2010 May 21
The starburst galaxy NGC 1313 is a stellar incubator delivering stars on a scale rarely seen in a single galaxy of its size. Now a striking new Gemini Observatory image reveals the multitudes of glowing gas clouds in this galaxy’s arms.
CANNIBALISTIC GALAXY BENDS LIGHT AND REVEALS ITS MONSTROUS APPETITE
Press Release | 2010 May 11
A newly discovered gravitational lens in a relatively nearby galaxy cluster is leading astronomers to conclude that the cluster hosts the most massive galaxy known in our local universe.
Minimizing Gemini’s Environmental Impact
Web Feature | 2010 April 27
Gemini Observatory aims to be one of the most energy efficient astronomical facilities, with the highest standards of environmental protection.
A Planet-like Companion Growing up in the Fast Lane
Press Release | 2010 April 5
The discovery of a very young planet-like object, paired with a low-mass brown dwarf. appears to have formed in about a million years–more rapidly than some theories of planet formation predict.
A New View of the Owl Nebula: Canadian Student Imaging Contest Shines
Web Feature | 2010 March 25
A striking new Gemini Observatory image of the Owl Nebula, a prominent object visible in the northern sky, was released today (March 25, 2010) as the culmination of a nationwide student essay contest in Canada.
Underweight or Blinded by Youth? Finding the True Mass of Galaxy Mergers
Web Feature | 2010 March 11
Barry Rothberg and Jacqueline Fischer of the Naval Research Lab find that IR-luminous mergers appear younger and less massive in the near-IR but indistinguishable from old, massive ellipticals at optical wavelengths.
Black Hole May Fuel Galactic Mass Exodus
Web Feature | 2010 March 11
An international team provides insight into the consequences of galaxy-scale outflows using new observations with NIFS on Gemini North.
Gemini South/Chile Earthquake Update
Web Feature | 2010 February 28
The staff of Gemini Observatory extends its deepest sympathies to the families of those who suffered losses or are displaced due to the major magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck southern Chile early Saturday morning, February 27, 2010.
The Many Colors of Star Birth
Press Release | 2010 February 11
A dramatic new image from the Gemini North telescope illustrates the dynamic and sometimes violent process of star birth. It also demonstrates the capabilities of new filters available to researchers using the GMOS.
Heavyweights vs. Lightweights: Are the Largest Stars Born Like our Sun?
Press Release | 2010 January 22
Observations at the Gemini Observatory provide convincing new evidence that stellar heavyweights may be born in much the same manner as lightweights like our Sun.
ASTRONOMERS SAY ALIEN DUST IS NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT
Press Release | 2010 January 5
Using the Gemini South telescope in Chile, astronomers at UCLA have found dusty evidence for the formation of young, rocky planets around a star some 500 light years distant.
Gemini Highlights from the 215th American Astronomical Society Meeting in Washington DC, January 3-7, 2010.
Web Feature | 2010 January 5
Gemini science highlights from the 215th American Astronomical Society Meeting in Washington DC.
Revealing the Explosive Heart of Eta Carinae
Press Release | 2010 January 4
Using adaptive optics to remove atmospheric blurring, Gemini Observatory released an image showing previously hidden forensic secrets at the ballistic core of the Homunculus Nebula.
December 2009 Issue of GeminiFocus Available
Web Feature | 2009 December 1
Gemini encourages readers to access the publication electronically as part of Gemini's initiative to find new ways to operate "Greener."
The Early Life of a Galaxy
Web Feature | 2009 November 6
>New results from Gemini NIFS observations show the early life of a distant galaxy, building its first generation of stars.
Using Open-Loop Adaptive Optics to Measure Black Hole Masses
Web Feature | 2009 October 27
An international team has used the adaptive optics facility ALTAIR with NIFS on the Gemini North Telescope to measure black hole masses in two normal galaxies
Exploring M82's Inner Wind and Disk
Web Feature | 2009 October 2
The well-known starburst galaxy M82 is a popular target for telescopes of all sizes, and now an international team used GMOS on the Gemini North telescope to help understand the complex dynamics of its galactic wind.
Australian Student’s Image Revealed
Web Feature | 2009 September 21
Australian high school student Daniel Tran won the Australian Gemini Partner Office imaging contest with the image of NGC 6751.
