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Imaging Exoplanets with the World’s Largest Telescopes
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Telescopes
Keck I and Keck II Telescopes The twin W. M. Keck Observatory telescopes are the world’s most scientifically productive optical and infrared ground-based telescopes. Each telescope operates with nanometer precision. […]
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Keck I and Keck II Telescopes
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Exploring the Ice Giants with Keck Observatory and Other Telescopes
GUEST SPEAKER: Heidi Hammel, Vice President for Science, The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) VIRTUAL ASTRONOMY TALK: During the late 1980s, our understanding of the local ice […]
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The Past, Present, and Future of Space Telescopes
GUEST SPEAKER: J. Christopher Howk, Professor of Physics, University of Notre Dame ASTRONOMY TALK | Maunakea Observatories are among the most powerful ground-based telescopes in the world. They become even […]
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Hawaiʻi Telescopes Help Uncover Origins of Castaway Gamma-Ray Bursts
Maunakea Observatories Aid in Revealing That Seemingly Lonely Bursts Came From Previously Undiscovered Galaxies in the Early Universe A number of mysterious gamma-ray bursts appear as lonely flashes of intense […]
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Towards the Direct Imaging of Habitable Exoplanets with Extremely Large Telescopes
Fifty-three years ago, 600 million people watched the Apollo 11 astronauts take the first human steps on another world. In 1969, the number of worlds worth walking on was small: just the few dozen planets and moons that make up the Earth’s siblings orbiting the Sun. Today, astronomers know that our galaxy is teeming with…
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Exploring the Ice Giants with Keck Observatory and Other Telescopes
During the late 1980s, our understanding of the local ice giants – Uranus and Neptune – was revolutionized by detailed images taken by the Voyager spacecraft. However, those images were static: brief snapshots in time of complex and dynamic systems. Recently, our knowledge of these giant planets has undergone striking new advances. In this talk,…
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Infant Planet Discovered by UH-Led Team Using Maunakea Telescopes
Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – One of the youngest planets ever found around a distant infant star has been discovered by an international team of scientists led by University of Hawaiʻi at […]
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The Past, Present, and Future of Space Telescopes
Maunakea Observatories are among the most powerful ground-based telescopes in the world. They become even more powerful when combined with the use of telescopes in space, allowing astronomers to explore the extremes of the universe. As the best-known space observatory – the Hubble Space Telescope – approaches its 30th year in operation, Professor Howk will…