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‘Ridiculously’ Dim Bevy of Stars Found Beyond Milky Way
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 […]
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Video: Imaging the Cosmic Web
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 […]
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Galaxies Juggling, Galaxies Square, Galaxies, Galaxies Everywhere
Sometimes the universe seems like something from Dr. Seuss. In recent weeks astronomers have demonstrated this by announcing the discovery of juggling galaxies as well as a square, emerald-cut, gem […]
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Video: The Magnificent Night Sky — How to Protect It
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 […]
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First Light of Powerful New MOSFIRE Instrument
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 […]
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Recycling galaxies caught in the act
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 […]
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Video: The Accelerating Universe
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, […]
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Astronomers Discover ‘Emerald-Cut’ Galaxy
<p>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. […]
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Video: From Hot Jupiters to Habitable Planets
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 […]
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Powerful New Astronomy Tool Arrives on Mauna Kea
A much anticipated new scientific instrument arrived on Feb. 16 at the Keck I telescope near the summit of Mauna Kea. The new instrument, called MOSFIRE, is 25 times more […]