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Keck Observatory featured in NOVA documentary

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PBS Hawai’i aired Hunting the Edge of Space, a documentary exploring how the telescope has expanded our view of the Universe.

The program features planet hunter Geoff Marcy and his search with the Keck I telescope for planets similar to Earth. The documentary is now available to watch online.

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Hana Hou! features Keck Observatory

Tags: methane, mauna kea, mars, exoplanets, dark matter, dark energy

In the June/July 2010 issue of Hana Hou!, the magazine of Hawaiian Airlines, editor Julia Steele features Mauna Kea, describing it as the epicenter of astronomy and reviewing some of the most significant discoveries made on the mountain.

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