Gemini Telescope

This Hot Jupiter Probably Formed Close to Its Star

The current exoplanet census contains 5,832 confirmed candidates, with more than 7,500 still awaiting confirmation. Of those that have been…

1 week ago

Dark Matter Has a Firm Grip on These Galaxies

The elliptical galaxy NGC 1270 lies about 240 million light-years away. But it's not alone. It's part of the Perseus…

4 months ago

The Earliest Merging Quasars Ever Seen

Studying the history of science shows how often serendipity plays a role in some of the most important discoveries. Sometimes,…

8 months ago

First Detection of Water Clouds Outside Our Solar System

Astronomers have now determined a nearby brown dwarf has some exciting characteristics: its atmosphere is full of clouds of water…

9 years ago

Researchers Present the Sharpest Image of Pluto Ever Taken from Earth

A "speckle image" reconstruction of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon (Gemini Observatory/NSF/NASA/AURA) Real planet, dwarf planet, KBO, who cares?…

12 years ago

Gemini Adaptive Optics System Revolutionizes Astrophotography

[/caption]When it comes to astrophotography, most of us would think that space-based telescopes like the Hubble are the epitome of…

13 years ago