Subscribe Venus Transit: Live from Keck Observatory
May 3, 2012
Bookmark this page for June 5, 2012, when we will be streaming live from the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. Please see below the webstream window for more information about where on the Big Island to safely view the Venus Transit. To get the latest, stay tuned to Keck Observatory...
Video: How Stars Destroyed Almost All the Atoms in the Universe
May 11, 2012
On Thursday, May 10, 2012, Keck Observatory hosted a live webcast of an astronomy talk by Dr. Brian Siana of the University of California at Riverside. Below is the recording of that talk, which was delivered to a live audience at the Kahilu Theatre in Kamuela-Waimea, Hawaii. The first galaxies...
‘Ridiculously’ Dim Bevy of Stars Found Beyond Milky Way
April 27, 2012
Kamuela, HI – A team of American, Canadian and Chilean astronomers have stumbled onto a remarkably faint cluster of stars orbiting the Milky Way that puts out as much light as only 120 modest Sun-like stars. The tiny cluster, called Muñoz 1, was discovered near a dwarf galaxy in a survey of...
Video: Imaging the Cosmic Web
April 20, 2012
Dr. Chris Martin of Caltech explains the ongoing mission to directly observe the vast filaments of gas that connect clusters of galaxies, feed galaxies and create a vast web of matter that connects all matter in the universe. This lecture was delivered on April 10, 2012, at the Fairmont Orchid on...
Video: The Magnificent Night Sky—How to Protect It
April 10, 2012
The advent and spread of electrical lighting has made it ever harder to find the dark skies valued by professional and amateur astronomers, not to mention lovers of starry skies in general. Dr. Wainscoat tells the story about light pollution and astronomy, with special emphasis on light pollution’s...
First Light of Powerful New MOSFIRE Instrument
April 6, 2012
Kamuela, HI – Engineers and astronomers are celebrating the much anticipated first light of the MOSFIRE instrument, now installed on the Keck I telescope at W. M. Keck Observatory. MOSFIRE (Multi-Object Spectrometer For Infra-Red Exploration) will vastly increase the data gathering power of what...
Recycling galaxies caught in the act
March 29, 2012
Kamuela, HI—When astronomers add up all the gas and dust contained in ordinary galaxies like our own Milky Way, they stumble on a puzzle: There is not nearly enough matter for stars to be born at the rates that are observed. Part of the solution might be a recycling of matter on gigantic scales –...
Video: The Accelerating Universe
March 28, 2012
Nobel Laureate astronomer Brian Schmidt presents the story of the discovery of dark energy to an audience of enthusiastic Keck Observatory donors at the Fairmont Orchid, Big Island of Hawai’i, on March 20, 2012. The Accelerating Universe: On the Secrets of Dark Energy from Keck Observatory on...
Astronomers discover ‘emerald-cut’ galaxy
March 23, 2012
Kamuela HI—An international team of astronomers has discovered and explained a rare square galaxy with a striking resemblance to an emerald cut diamond by using both Keck and Subaru telescopes. The astronomers - from Australia, Germany, Switzerland and Finland - discovered the rectangular-shaped...
Video: From Hot Jupiters to Habitable Planets
March 1, 2012
Dr. Debra Fischer of Yale University explains the lively science of planet hunting. This talk was delivered on Feb. 27, 2012, at The Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island of Hawai’i to an audience of philanthropic supporters of the Keck Observatory. To find out how you can make a difference at the...
