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Telescopio de Gemini Norte celebra nuevo aniversario con el confeti cósmico de una devoradora galáctica

Esta imagen captada por el telescopio de Gemini Norte, una mitad del Observatorio Internacional Gemini, muestra un conjunto de colores rosas y azules brillantes como si fuera una nube de confeti cósmico, haciéndola perfecta para celebrar el...
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Gemini North Captures Starburst Galaxy Blazing Bright With Newly Forming Stars

A festive array of bright pinks and blues makes for a remarkable sight in this image captured with the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory. Resembling a cloud of cosmic confetti, this image is being released in...
21-Jun-2024 3:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Observatorio Gemini y Subaru unen fuerzas para descubrir la primera pareja de cuásares en el principio del Universo

Un equipo de astrónomos descubrió una pareja de cuásares en fusión que bate todos los récords, ya que no sólo se trata de la más distante detectada hasta ahora, sino también del único par de este tipo que se encuentra en una de las épocas...
13-Jun-2024 1:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

International Gemini Observatory and Subaru Combine Forces to Discover First Ever Pair of Merging Quasars at Cosmic Dawn

With the help of the powerful GNIRS instrument on the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by NSF NOIRLab, a team of astronomers have...
13-Jun-2024 1:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Kitt Peak National Observatory Hosts Open Night for the Tohono O’odham Nation

More than 70 NOIRLab staff volunteers welcomed hundreds of visitors from the Tohono O’odham Nation to Kitt Peak National Observatory to enjoy a night of telescope viewings, cultural performances, and educational activities.
28-May-2024 3:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

LSST Camera Arrives at Rubin Observatory in Chile, Paving the Way for Cosmic Exploration

Another exciting milestone in the construction of Rubin Observatory has been achieved! On May 16th Rubin’s LSST Camera reached its forever home, the summit facility on Cerro Pachón.
22-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Desde Tololo observan la “mano de Dios” emergiendo desde una nebulosa

Un oscuro y polvoriento glóbulo cometario conocido como CG 4, es protagonista de esta imagen obtenida por la Cámara de Energía Oscura del Observatorio Cerro Tololo en Chile, un Programa de NOIRLab de NSF, y construida por el Departamento de...
6-May-2024 4:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Dark Energy Camera Spies Cometary Globule Reaching for the Stars

The dark, dusty cometary globule known as CG 4 is spotlighted in this image from the Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo...
6-May-2024 4:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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Sunspot cycle is stabilizing, according to worldwide panel of experts

A consortium of solar science experts, including Dr. Gordon Petrie of the NSF’s National Solar Observatory, declared consensus on the next solar cycle. The astronomers predict the next solar cycle will be very similar to the last one.
17-Sep-2020 12:40 PM EDT

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