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50 Years Building the Telescopes
In 1987 there were 2 billion fewer people on the planet, The Simpsons were brand new to television, a first class stamp cost 22 cents and the first ?naked-eye? supernova […]
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Video: Seeing the Invisible Universe
Below is a recording of a live Keck Observatory Astronomy Talk given by Dr. Tom Soifer on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea, on the Big […]
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Video: Keck in Motion
Here’s a new, lively short video that shows a lot of typical things that go on at Keck Observatory’s twin telescopes over the course of 24 hours. This video was […]
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VIDEO: Discovering Dark Stars
This is a two-part video recording of a Jan. 24, 2012, lecture by Dr. Adam Burgasser. The topic is the surging science of brown dwarfs, which blur the line betwewen […]
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Super-Earth Detected in Habitable Zone of Nearby Star
Santa Cruz, CA—An international team of scientists has discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a nearby star. With an orbital period of about 28 days and a minimum mass 4.5 […]
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Keck Observatory Astronomer Wins Top Award
A Keck Observatory astronomer who led the way to the discovery of a super-massive black hole at the center of our galaxy has been recognized this week with the 2012 […]
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Most Distant Dwarf Galaxy Detected
Kamuela, HI—Scientists have long struggled to detect the dim dwarf galaxies that orbit our own galaxy. So it came as a surprise on Jan. 18 when a team of astronomers […]
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How to Count to One
Generally speaking, if you want to study science, you should study the language of science, which is math. Why is it then, that when astronomers are faced with a kindergarten-level […]
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Smallest Solar System Found
KAMUELA, HI – For years the search for exoplanets has largely been like Gulliver’s visit to Brobdingnag: colossal systems of giant gas planets orbiting mammoth stars. But astronomers have finally […]
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Keck & Subaru Telescopes Find Rare Galaxy at Dawn of Time
Kamuela, HI – Astronomers have spotted one of the most distant galaxies known, churning out stars at a shockingly high rate. The blob-like galaxy, called GN-108036, is located 12.9 billion […]