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The Impossible Telescope
Waimea (Kamuela), Hawaii – Two years ago today, we lost a member of our W. M. Keck Observatory ohana. Jerry Nelson, the legendary designer of the Keck I & II telescopes, also […]
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W. M. Keck Observatory Welcomes Kāpili `Oihana Intern Riley Atkinson
Waimea (Kamuela), Hawaii – We are pleased to announce that Riley Atkinson will join W. M. Keck Observatory as a Kamehameha Schools Kāpili ʻOihana Intern. Atkinson, a rising sophomore at Columbia University, will contribute […]
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Shaw Prize in Astronomy Awarded to Ed Stone
Pasadena, California – Edward (Ed) C. Stone, the David Morrisroe Professor of Physics at Caltech, and the project scientist for NASA’s Voyager mission for the past 47 years, has been […]
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Maunakea Observatories Help Shed New Light on Obscured Infant Solar System
W. M. Keck Observatory and Subaru Telescope Data Taken Over Eight Years Solve Planet Formation Mystery Maunakea, Hawaii – Astronomers using the combined power of two Hawaii telescopes have taken […]
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Exoplanet Detective Courtney Dressing Investigates Earth Doppelgangers Orbiting Nearby Stars
WAIMEA (KAMUELA), HAWAII – NASA’s new Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satilite (TESS) is discovering strange new worlds closest to our solar system, and last night, a curious audience came to find […]
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Unusual Galaxies Defy Dark Matter Theory
Two New Studies Confirm That Galaxies Lacking Dark Matter Do In Fact Exist Maunakea, Hawaii – After drawing both praise and skepticism, the team of astronomers who discovered NGC 1052-DF2 […]
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Anemic Galaxy Reveals Deficiencies in Ultra-Diffuse Galaxy Formation Theory
Strange Features of a Newly Discovered Ghostly Galaxy Deepen Mystery of How UDGs are Born Maunakea, Hawaii – A team of astronomers led by the University of California Observatories (UCO) […]
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UC Berkeley Astronomer Alex Filippenko Reveals Mysteries of Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe
WAIMEA (KAMUELA), HAWAII – The mysterious dark substance that appears to be causing the accelerated expansion of the universe attracted a maximum-capacity crowd to W. M. Keck Observatory’s latest astronomy […]
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Citizen Scientist Finds Ancient White Dwarf Star Encircled by Puzzling Rings
Maunakea, Hawaii – A volunteer working with the NASA-led Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project has found the oldest and coldest known white dwarf — an Earth-sized remnant of a Sun-like star that has […]
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Birth of a Black Hole or Neutron Star Captured for the First Time
Hawaii Telescopes Help Astronomers Identify Mysterious Glowing ‘Cow’ in the Sky Maunakea, Hawaii – A Northwestern University-led international team of astronomers is getting closer to understanding the mysterious bright object […]