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Gemini Fast Turnaround: April 2025
16 April 2025
We are pleased to announce the monthly Call for Proposals for the Gemini Fast Turnaround (FT) Program. The upcoming deadline is 12:00 p.m. (noon) HST on 30 April 2025. We are accepting proposals for both Gemini North and South. Observations will be active…
Kama'āina Observatory Experience Returns
16 April 2025
The Kamaʻāina Observatory Experience (KOE) is a long-standing initiative by the Maunakea Observatories (MKO), designed specifically for residents of Hawaiʻi. Kamʻāina translates to “children of the land” in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (the Native Hawaiian language)…
Journey Through the Universe Celebrates Another Year of Inspiring Students
16 April 2025
For 21 years Journey Through the Universe has ignited curiosity and passion for science among students on Hawai‘i Island, and this year was no exception. Organized by the International Gemini Observatory, supported in part by the U.S. National Science…
SCORPIO: Opto-Mechanical-Thermal (OMT) Integration to Commence in Spain FY25Q3
16 April 2025
In January a long-awaited milestone for SCORPIO, the Spectrograph and Camera for Observations of Rapid Phenomena in the Infrared and Optical, was realized: the cryostat and electronics were shipped from the prime contractor, Southwest Research Institute…
NSF NOIRLab (formally named the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory) is the national center for nighttime astronomy. For the first time, all of the nighttime optical/infrared observatories funded by NSF are unified into a single organization. The integration of the Mid-scale Observatories (MSO - Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, CTIO, Kitt Peak National Observatory, KPNO) the Community Science & Data Center (CSDC), the Gemini Observatory, and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory creates a powerful capability for discovery, technology development, STEM workforce growth, and education. NOIRLab empowers astronomers to tackle the most pressing questions in astrophysics today and opens up new discovery space for the future.