Press Releases
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Keck telescope confirms smallest known star duo
March 8, 2010
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New tidal streams found in Andromeda reveal history of galactic mergers
January 7, 2010
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Second smallest exoplanet found to date discovered at Keck
January 7, 2010
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Waltzing black holes take center stage at astronomy meeting
January 4, 2010
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Keck telescopes take deeper look at planetary nurseries
December 23, 2009
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First super-earths discovered around sun-like stars
December 14, 2009
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Keck Observatory’s Interferometer takes closer look at supermassive black holes
December 8, 2009
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First of its kind superbright supernova
December 2, 2009
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A Galactic “fossil” in the core of the Milky Way
November 25, 2009
Rapid supernova could be new class of exploding star
November 9, 2009
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A New View of the Moon
October 9, 2009
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Keck Interferometer Nuller Spots Double Dust Cloud
September 24, 2009
Jupiter Adds a Feature
July 20, 2009
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New Method Finds Most Distant Supernovae
July 8, 2009
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Enceladus shows little sodium leaving scientists questioning existence of underground ocean
June 24, 2009
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Exoplanet’s tilted orbit challenges theories of planet formation
June 24, 2009
Keck Laser Helps Astronomers Probe the Nature of Massive Galaxies in the Early Universe
June 9, 2009
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Berkeley Astronomers Lift Shroud on Dark Gamma Ray Bursts
June 9, 2009
Mysterious Space Blob Discovered at Cosmic Dawn
April 22, 2009
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Cluster Heavyweights Caught in Cosmic Traffic Jam
April 21, 2009
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Keck and Kepler team up to find other Earths
March 9, 2009
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Maunakea Lecture Series Celebrates the International Year of Astronomy 2009
January 20, 2009
Discovery of Methane Reveals Mars Is Not a Dead Planet
January 15, 2009
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Astronomers use gamma-ray burst to probe star formation in the early universe
January 6, 2009
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ASTRONOMERS CAPTURE FIRST IMAGES OF NEWLY-DISCOVERED PLANETARY SYSTEM
November 13, 2008
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Keck Telescope and Cosmic Lens Resolve Nature and Fate of Early Star-Forming
October 15, 2008
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KECK OBSERVATORY OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2008: WELCOME TO THE EDGE OF DISCOVERY
September 4, 2008
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MOST BLACK HOLES MIGHT COME IN ONLY SMALL AND LARGE
August 20, 2008
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RARE STAR MAKING MACHINE FOUND IN EARLY UNIVERSE
July 11, 2008
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ASTRONOMERS WEIGH THE COLDEST BROWN DWARFS WITH ASTRONOMY’S SHARPEST EYES
June 2, 2008
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KECK, HUBBLE IMAGES SHOW CONTINUED TURBULENCE IN JUPITER’S ATMOSPHERE
May 22, 2008
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COMPACT GALAXIES IN EARLY UNIVERSE PACK A BIG PUNCH
April 29, 2008
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Water Vapor Detected in Protoplanetary Disks
March 18, 2008
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NOVA PHENOMENON EXPLAINED WITH NULLING MODE AT KECK OBSERVATORY
January 28, 2008
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NASA Mega-Telescope Gears Up to Study Cosmos
December 5, 2007
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Keck Helps Discover Record Fifth Planet
November 6, 2007
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Morning forecast on Titan calls for widespread methane drizzle off Xanadu, according to Keck, VLT im
October 11, 2007
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Scientists ‘Weigh’ Tiny Galaxy Halfway Across Universe
October 4, 2007
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Dark, but Light: Smallest Galaxies Ever Seen Solve a Big Problem
September 12, 2007
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‘One Of The Most Curious Objects In The Sky’ Delights Astronomers Again
August 29, 2007
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Scientists Study Changes In Planets Rings
August 23, 2007
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Polluted Dead Star Indicates Planets Like Earth May Have Formed Around Other Stars
August 16, 2007
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Keck Confirms Largest Exoplanet To Date
August 6, 2007
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‘Blue Needle’ Presents New Challenge for Theorists
July 19, 2007
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Astronomers Find Most Distant Known Galaxies
July 10, 2007
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Astronomers Measure Mass of Largest Dwarf Planet
June 14, 2007
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‘OLYMPIAN GALAXY’ NEAR ANDROMEDA GIVES CLUES TO HOW GALAXIES FORM
May 28, 2007
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Adaptive optics pinpoints two supermassive black holes in colliding galaxies
May 17, 2007
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Brightest Supernova Ever Seen
May 7, 2007
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“Red Square” Captured by Palomar and Keck Telescopes
April 11, 2007
Fundamental Property of Galaxies Discovered at W. M. Keck Observatory
March 6, 2007
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‘Comet Galaxy’ Ripped Apart by Galaxy Cluster
March 2, 2007
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Earthquake Update from W. M. Keck Observatory
February 28, 2007
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Large Survey Identifies Young Binaries To Test Models Of Star Formation
January 10, 2007
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First Planet-Forming Disk Found in the Environment of a Dying Star
January 9, 2007
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First Triple Quasar Discovered at W. M. Keck Observatory
January 8, 2007
Astronomers Discover Enormous Halo of Red Giant Stars Orbiting Andromeda
January 7, 2007
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Newfound Diversity in Gamma-Ray Bursts
December 20, 2006
NSF Awards $2 Million Grant to Improve Keck Interferometer
December 18, 2006
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Images of Dwarf Planet Ceres
October 11, 2006
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Keck Observatory’s Ben Berkey Named Volunteer of the Year
September 23, 2006
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‘Champagne Supernovae’ Challenges Ideas About How Supernovae Work
September 20, 2006
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W. M. Keck Observatory Science Meeting Takes Place September 15 at UC Irvine
September 5, 2006
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Elegant spiral arms betray existence of massive binary stars within bright star cluster
August 22, 2006
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Internship Program Wraps with Student Symposium at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center
August 2, 2006
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Keck telescope captures Jupiter’s Red Spot Jr. as it zips past planet’s Great Red Spot
July 29, 2006
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Three-telescope interferometer shows patchy red giants are common fate of stars like Sun
July 18, 2006
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Keck Observatory video wins 2006 Telly Award for excellence in video production
July 12, 2006
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NSF Partnership Funds Instrument for World’s Largest Telescope
May 25, 2006
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Taft E. Armandroff Appointed Director for W. M. Keck Observatory
February 2, 2006
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Trojan Asteroid Patroclus: Comet in Disguise?
February 1, 2006
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Spend The Summer Among the Stars: Internships Available at Observatories on Mauna Kea
January 20, 2006
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`OHANA to Link Seven Mauna Kea Telescopes
January 13, 2006
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Scientists See Better, Fainter with New Keck Laser Guide Star
January 10, 2006
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GRAIN GROWTH IN ORION NEBULA PROTOPLANETARY DISKS
January 6, 2006
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FAINT NEW RING DISCOVERED AROUND URANUS
December 22, 2005
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PRECURSOR TO PROTEINS AND DNA FOUND IN STELLAR DISK
December 20, 2005
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HIGH RES IMAGES OF GALACTIC CENTER
December 12, 2005
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NEW RESULTS SHOW EXPANSION RATE OF THE UNIVERSE IS INCREASING
November 22, 2005
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KECK RELEASES DATA OF GAMMA RAY BURST 051111
November 16, 2005
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HUDSON FOUNDATION INVESTS $75,000 IN W. M. KECK OBSERVATORY
November 7, 2005
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MOON DISCOVERED ORBITING 10th PLANET (2003 UB313)
October 3, 2005
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MILESTONE FOR KECK INTERFEROMETER
September 29, 2005
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RESULTS FROM ‘DEEP IMPACT’ MISSION: MAUNA KEA’S GIANT EYES REUNITE COMET FAMILIES
September 15, 2005
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DEBBIE GOODWIN APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT
August 8, 2005
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RECORD OF DECISION ISSUED FOR OUTRIGGER TELESCOPE PROJECT
August 5, 2005
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PUBLIC INVITED TO DEEP IMPACT
July 3, 2005
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KECK FINDS FIRST LARGE ROCKY PLANET FOUND OUTSIDE THE SOLAR SYSTEM
June 13, 2005
HOT ON THE TRAIL OF NATURE’S EXOTIC FLASHERS
May 31, 2005
ANDROMEDA GALAXY THREE TIMES BIGGER IN DIAMETER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
May 30, 2005
FIRST-EVER INFRARED FLASH CHALLENGES OLD NOTION OF NATURE’S BIGGEST BANG
May 11, 2005
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KECK AND SPITZER FIND FIRST STARS IN DISTANT GALAXIES
April 2, 2005
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KECK IMAGES OF TITAN BEFORE THIRD CASSINI FLY-BY
February 16, 2005
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SATURN’S STRANGE HOT SPOT
February 4, 2005
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HUYGENS PROBE ARRIVES AT TITAN
January 14, 2005
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DIVINING THE SOURCE OF THE WATER-FOUNTAIN NEBULA
January 13, 2005
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KECK LASER CAPTURES NEW VIEW OF DISTANT COLLIDING GALAXIES
January 12, 2005
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NEW CLOUDS ADD TO TITAN’S MYSTERY
December 15, 2004
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POLARIZED SUNGLASSES LET ASTRONOMERS TAKE CLOSER LOOK AT BLACK HOLES
November 11, 2004
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KECK PICTURES OF URANUS SHOW BEST VIEW FROM THE GROUND
November 10, 2004