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Discovery Channel features Keck Observatory

Apr 30, 2010

Tags: media, galaxy, black hole

On Sunday, May 2, the Discovery Channel will air a new documentary entitled How the Universe Works: Black Holes.

The hour-long program features MacArthur Genius Andrea Ghez of UCLA and her research using Keck Observatory and adaptive optics to study the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

For updates on airtime, check the Discovery Channel’s TV schedule.

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Reverse cosmic lens advances quasar studies

Jul 15, 2010

Tags: quasar, nirc-2, lris, galaxy

Astronomers using Keck Observatory have identified the first known quasar acting as a gravitational lens that magnifies an even more distant galaxy. The discovery may provide astronomers with a new technique to study quasars.

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