Gemini Telescope
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…
1 month 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,…
5 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…
8 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