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This illustration shows magnetic activity in an ultra-hot Jupiter. Image credit: ESO / M. Kornmesser / L. Calçada.

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Astronomers Detect Clearest Signs Yet of Magnetic Fields on Extrasolar Planets

June 2, 2026

By tracking fierce winds racing through the atmospheres of seven ultra-hot Jupiters, astronomers have uncovered the strongest evidence…

This image of the Crystal Ball Nebula was captured by the 8.1-m Gemini North telescope at the International Gemini Observatory. Image credit: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez, International Gemini Observatory & NSF’s NOIRLab / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage & NSF’s NOIRLab / D. de Martin & M. Zamani, NSF’s NOIRLab.

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Gemini North Telescope Peers into Crystal Ball Nebula

May 22, 2026

A stunning new image from the 8.1-m Gemini North telescope, located on the summit of Maunakea in Hawai’i,…

This image, captured by the Gemini South telescope, shows the planetary nebula NGC 6302. Image credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / J. Miller & M. Rodriguez, International Gemini Observatory & NSF’s NOIRLab / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage & NSF’s NOIRLab / M. Zamani, NSF’s NOIRLab.

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Gemini South Telescope Focuses on Butterfly Nebula

November 28, 2025

To celebrate 25 years since the completion of the International Gemini Observatory, students in Chile voted for the…