On December 25, 2016, the great astronomer Vera Rubin passed away, surrounded by her family. Vera helped discover the still-mysterious pres...

Every since I started observing at Las Campanas, I've talked to my mom about how amazing it is -- the views, the facilities, the people,...

This trip had a lot of first for me: first time going observing at a major observatory, first time in the Southern Hemisphere, first time...

Hello Las Campanas Belles!  While I spend most of my time in Chile at LCO, this week I was in Chile observing on a telescope a couple hundre...

Amanda Kocz is Communications Officer for the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization. Opinions in this post are her own. A few weeks ago, I...

This is post is mostly by Liang, with a little bit by Johanna at the end. Johanna said to include a picture of me "doing science...

As an astronomer, I had to learn to " let it go " when it comes to the weather. It is completely out of my control, and sometimes...