1 Director’s Message
Laura Ferrarese
3 Rocky Planet Engulfment Explains
Stellar Odd Couple
Carlos Saffe
7 Astronomers Feast on First Light
From Gravitational Wave Event
Peter Michaud
11 Science Highlights
Peter Michaud
15 On the Horizon
Gemini staff contributions
18 News for Users
Gemini staff contributions
ON THE COVER:
Gemini South provided critical
observations of the first
electromagnetic radiation from
a gravitational wave event.
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