Current Science at NOAO

Index

Below you will find links to some of the current science highlights from the National Science Foundation funded NOAO Facilities. These articles highlight discoveries and important science taking place at our observatories. Each article includes links to more detailed information, should you wish to pursue a topic in more depth.

• Survey Seeks New Neighbors, Locals Only Need Apply [February 2001]
• When Galaxies Collide [November 2000]
• Through a Stellar Lens, Darkly: Limits on Distant Jupiters [October 2000]
• The Dusty Atmospheres of Spiral Galaxies [September 2000]
• Evidence of Dark Matter Discovered [June 2000]
• SOAR 4m Telescope [June 2000]
• Gemini South Mirror Arrives [June 2000]
• Kuiper Belt: the Final (Solar) Frontier [June 2000]
• The Most Distant Quasar Known [March 2000]
• A Shear Way to Find Dark Matter and Transients, Too! [March 2000]
• Ejecta From Supernova 1987a Lights Up Circumstellar Ring [February 2000]
• XX Marks the Spot [December, 1999]
• The NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey [June, 1999]
• New Optical Imager Planned For The WIYN 3.5-M Telescope [June, 1999]
• Solar Infrared Spectroheliograms [June, 1999]

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