Hunting for Earth-like Planets with Gemini-N and MAROON-X The observing team will be using the Gemini North telescope located near the summit of Maunakea on the island of Hawai`i, with the observations taking place remotely from the control room in the Hilo Base Facility. As opposed to “classical” observing nights that have been featured in most of the previous sessions, Gemini Observatory utilizes queue observing mode in which Gemini staff take observations on behalf of science teams from all over the world. On any given night, Gemini staff determine the conditions on the ground and in the sky, as well as the scientific priorities, and choose from a pool of scientific programs to observe. This means anything could be observed on any night! Tonight’s observations will feature the MAROON-X instrument, an instrument built by a team at the University of Chicago, which is capable of detecting Earth-like planets in the habitable zone of low mass nearby stars. While observing alien worlds, the University of Chicago MAROON-X team will join us in the session to share their vision with us and explain how the instrument works. In addition, the session may include observations with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) and the Gemini Near InfraRed Spectrograph (GNIRS). While the primary goal of this session will be planet hunting, targets could range from asteroids in our solar system, massive stars, and distant galaxies, to supernovae, and even gamma-ray bursts. Come along for this cosmic adventure as we explore the Universe and share its wonders!