{"id":746085,"date":"2026-06-19T00:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T00:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/746085\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T00:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T00:09:12","slug":"nsf-noirlab-releases-2025-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/746085\/","title":{"rendered":"NSF NOIRLab Releases 2025 Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n ann26012 \u2014 Announcement\n <\/p>\n

Leading developments from NOIRLab highlighted in new annual publication<\/p>\n

18 June 2026<\/p>\n

NSF NOIRLab, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, has released its 2025 Year in Review<\/a>. Designed to provide a comprehensive and transparent account of NOIRLab\u2019s successes in 2025, this new publication chronicles a year of major discoveries, technological progress, and expanding global engagement across the organization\u2019s Programs, projects, and scientific communities.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to read the digital publication for free.<\/p>\n

The report showcases breakthrough science from the organization, ranging from the discovery of low-mass planets orbiting Barnard\u2019s Star<\/a> to new results<\/a> from the U.S. Department of Energy-funded Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI<\/a>), which suggest that dark energy may evolve over cosmic time. The new publication also highlights the first science enabled by early data<\/a> from NSF\u2013DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory<\/a>, offering a preview of the transformational discoveries expected once the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST<\/a>) begins in 2026.<\/p>\n

Among the featured stories are behind-the-scenes accounts of Rubin Observatory\u2019s \u201cFirst Look<\/a>\u201d campaign, including the global watch parties, media events, image production, and interactive tools developed to help the public explore Rubin\u2019s first images. The publication also includes stories from the International Gemini Observatory<\/a>, profiles of NOIRLab staff and researchers, and reflections on the increasingly important role of data-intensive astronomy and real-time discovery systems.<\/p>\n

The annual report also documents NOIRLab\u2019s continued investment in facilities, instrumentation, software, and community engagement. Highlights include the growth of Astro Data Lab<\/a> and ANTARES<\/a>, expanded public visit and outreach programs, and the creation of a Data Management and Software unit to prepare for the next generation of large astronomical surveys. Accompanying these articles is a report on NOIRLab\u2019s commitment to financial and management responsibilities, detailing how NSF and the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA<\/a>) work with NOIRLab to support a foundation for discovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Produced by NOIRLab\u2019s Communications, Education & Engagement team, the 2025 Year in Review provides a magazine-style overview of the discoveries, people, and partnerships leading a new era of astronomy.<\/p>\n

More information<\/p>\n

NSF NOIRLab<\/a>, the U.S. National Science Foundation center for ground-based optical-infrared astronomy, operates the International Gemini Observatory<\/a> (a facility of NSF<\/a>, NRC\u2013Canada<\/a>, ANID\u2013Chile<\/a>, MCTIC\u2013Brazil<\/a>, MINCyT\u2013Argentina<\/a>, and KASI\u2013Republic of Korea<\/a>), NSF Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO<\/a>), NSF Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO<\/a>), the Community Science and Data Center (CSDC<\/a>), and NSF\u2013DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory<\/a> (in cooperation with DOE<\/a>\u2019s SLAC<\/a> National Accelerator Laboratory). It is managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA<\/a>) under a cooperative agreement with NSF<\/a> and is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The scientific community is honored to have the opportunity to conduct astronomical research on I\u2019oligam Du\u2019ag (Kitt Peak) in Arizona, on Maunakea in Hawai\u2018i, and on Cerro Tololo and Cerro Pach\u00f3n in Chile. We recognize and acknowledge the very significant cultural role and reverence of I\u2019oligam Du\u2019ag to the Tohono O\u2019odham Nation, and Maunakea to the Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) community.<\/p>\n

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Contacts<\/p>\n

Josie Fenske
Public Information Officer
NSF NOIRLab
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