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New Model For Universe’s Reionization Unveiled
MAUNAKEA, Hawaii — Two papers published by an assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside and several collaborators explain why the Universe has enough energy to become transparent. The study […]
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Rare Fossil Relic of Early Milky Way Discovered
MAUNAKEA, Hawaii – A fossilized remnant of the early Milky Way harboring stars of hugely different ages has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. This stellar system located […]
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Scientists Discover Massive Galaxy Made of 99.99 Percent Dark Matter
MAUNAKEA, Hawaii — Using the world’s most powerful telescopes, an international team of astronomers has discovered a massive galaxy that consists almost entirely of Dark Matter. Using the W. M. […]
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Cosmic Neighbors Inhibit Star Formation, Even in the Early-Universe
MAUNAKEA, Hawaii — The international University of California, Riverside-led SpARCS collaboration has discovered four of the most distant clusters of galaxies ever found, as they appeared when the Universe was […]
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UCLA Astronomers Use Keck Observatory to Look Back 12 Billion Years and Measure Oxygen
MAUNAKEA, Hawaii — UCLA astronomers have used the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaii to make the first accurate measurement of the abundance of oxygen in a distant galaxy. […]
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More Than 100 Planets Confirmed in Single Trove
MAUNAKEA, Hawaii — An international team of astronomers have discovered and confirmed a treasure trove of new worlds. The researchers achieved this extraordinary discovery of exoplanets by combining NASA’s K2 mission […]
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Discovered: Youngest Fully-Formed Exoplanet Ever
MAUNAKEA, Hawaii – A team of Caltech-led researchers discovered the youngest fully-formed exoplanet ever detected using the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaii and the Kepler Space Telescope. The […]
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Planet-Devouring Star Reveals Possible Limestone Crumbs
By Steve Jefferson MAUNAKEA, HI – A group of researchers using the W. M. Keck Observatory have discovered a planet-like body that may have been encrusted in limestone and is […]
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Universe’s Expansion is Faster Than Expected
MAUNAKEA, Hawaii – Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaii have obtained the most precise measurement yet of how fast the universe is expanding at the present time, […]
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A Young Mammoth Cluster of Galaxies Sighted in the Early Universe
MAUNAKEA, Hawaii – Astronomers have uncovered evidence for a vast collection of young galaxies 12 billion light years away. The newly discovered “proto-cluster” of galaxies, observed when the universe was only […]