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DIVINING THE SOURCE OF THE WATER-FOUNTAIN NEBULA
SAN DIEGO, California (January 13th, 2005) New, very high-resolution (false-color) images of a dying star IRAS16342-3814 (hereafter the Water-Fountain Nebula) taken with the Keck II Telescope equipped with adaptive optics, […]
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KECK LASER CAPTURES NEW VIEW OF DISTANT COLLIDING GALAXIES
SAN DIEGO, California (January 12th, 2005) For the first time, astronomers have been able to combine the deepest optical images of the universe, obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope, with […]
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NEW CLOUDS ADD TO TITAN’S MYSTERY
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (December 15th, 2004) Using adaptive optics on the Keck II and Gemini North telescopes on Mauna Kea, Hawai’i, a U.S. team has discovered a new phenomenon in […]
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POLARIZED SUNGLASSES LET ASTRONOMERS TAKE CLOSER LOOK AT BLACK HOLES
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (November 11th, 2004) An international team led by an Edinburgh astronomer have discovered that by studying polarised light from black holes they can focus much more closely […]
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KECK PICTURES OF URANUS SHOW BEST VIEW FROM THE GROUND
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (November 10th, 2004) Observations of Uranus conducted at the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii are surprising astronomers with the level of detail they can see from […]
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MYSTERY OBJECT NEITHER STAR NOR BROWN DWARF
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (October 5th, 2004) Astronomers using the Keck II and Gemini North telescopes on Mauna Kea have peered inside a violent binary star system to find that one […]
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LASER VISION GIVES NEW EYES TO KECK TELESCOPE
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (September 17th, 2004) The Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics system at the W. M. Keck Observatory is exceeding performance expectations and is poised to revolutionize many fields […]
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HAWAII SELECTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (September 8th, 2004) Hawaii has been selected as one of 13 national sites for the Journey through the Universe program run by the Challenger Center for Space […]
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KECK HELPS FIND NEW CLASS OF PLANET
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (August 31st, 2004) Astronomers announced today the first discovery of a new class of planets beyond our solar system about 10 to 20 times the size of […]
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EARLY FINDINGS ABOUT THE GALACTIC CENTER TO BE PRESENTED AT KECK SCIENCE MEETING
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (August 27th, 2004) New images of the galactic center will be presented at the 2004 Keck Science Meeting on September 17 at the UCLA Campus in Los […]