Gemini News Archive
FIRST DIRECTLY IMAGED PLANET CONFIRMED AROUND SUN-LIKE STAR
Press Release | 2010 June 24
A planet only about eight times the mass of Jupiter has been confirmed orbiting a Sun-like star at over 300 times farther from the star than the Earth is from our Sun. The newly confirmed planet is the least massive planet known to orbit at such a great distance from its host star.
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.
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.
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.
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.
STORM BREWS OVER TITAN'S TROPICAL DESERT
Press Release | 2009 August 7
While far from a tropical rain forest, the equatorial region of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, has recently displayed tantalizing evidence that the parched, dry, ultra-frigid desert can support large-scale storms.
HYPERACTIVE GALAXIES IN THE YOUNG UNIVERSE
Press Release | 2009 July 29
Looking almost 11 billion years into the past, astronomers have measured the motions of stars for the first time in a very distant galaxy.
Surprise Collision on Jupiter Captured by Gemini Telescope
Press Release | 2009 July 23
Jupiter is sporting a glowing bruise after getting unexpectedly whacked by a small solar system object, according to astronomers using the Gemini North telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawai`i
Gemini Observatory Releases Image of Most Distant Known Object in Universe
Press Release | 2009 April 30
The Gemini Observatory has released the first color image of what astronomers are calling the most distant object ever seen in the universe: a Gamma-ray burst (GRB).
Around the World in 80 Telescopes
Press Release | 2009 April 1
On the nights of April 2-3 (3-4 UT) both Gemini telescopes participated in the “Around the World in 80 Telescopes” live, around the world control room webcast.
Planetary First Family Images
Press Release | 2008 November 9
Gemini Observatory discovery images of a planetary system using the Altair adaptive optics system on the Gemini North telescope with the Near-Infrared Imager (NIRI)
GEMINI RELEASES HISTORIC DISCOVERY IMAGE OF PLANETARY "FIRST FAMILY"
Press Release | 2008 November 9
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope and W.M. Keck Observatory on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea have obtained the first-ever direct images identifying a multi-planet system around a normal star.
First Picture of Likely Planet around Sun-like Star
Press Release | 2008 September 14
Astronomers have unveiled what is likely the first picture of a planet around a normal star similar to the Sun using Gemini North telescope.
Probing a New Type of Stellar Explosion
Press Release | 2008 September 10
The research shows that the famous nebulosity around the star Eta Carinae contains extremely fast-moving filaments of material that had not been seen before, and are not explained by current theories.
Twin Galaxies in a Gravitational Embrace
Press Release | 2008 June 26
Astronomers at Gemini Observatory have imaged two nearly identical spiral galaxies in Virgo, 90 million light years distant, in the early stages of a gentle gravitational embrace.
Catching the Light of a Baby Supernova
Press Release | 2008 May 21
In a rapid follow-up observations of a mysterious X-ray flash in the galaxy NGC 2770 the Gemini North telescope was able to obtain a set of optical spectra that contains the earliest spectrum of a massive star ending its life in a supernova explosion outside of our galaxy's neighborhood
Gemini Observatory Captures Image of Galaxy With "Baby Supernova" SN 2008D
Press Release | 2008 May 21
NGC 2770 has been captured by the Gemini Observatory in a spectacular new image that shows at least three recent supernovae locations including SN 2008D.
