Hawai'i's Gemini North observatory suspends operations following cyberattack

A U.S. national center for astronomy was struck with a cyberattack this week that hindered the operations of an observatory in Hawai'i. The National Science Foundation’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory – also known as NOIRLab – did not respond to requests for comment but published a notice on Tuesday night explaining that the lab

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