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HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES OF ASTEROID (511) DAVIDA
MONTEREY, Calif. (September 1st, 2003) A team of scientists from the W.M. Keck Observatory and several other research institutions have made the first full-rotational, ground-based observations of asteroid (511) Davida, […]
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Keck Interferometer MAKES DEBUT DISCOVERY
KAMUELA, Hawaii (July 1st, 2003) Astronomers have observed a young star ringed by a swirling disc that may spin off planets, marking the first published science observation using two linked […]
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NEW EVIDENCE FOUND ABOUT UNIVERSE’S HEAVIEST PHASE OF STAR FORMATION
PASADENA, Calif. (April 16th, 2003) New distance measurements from faraway galaxies further strengthen the view that the strongest burst of star formation in the universe occurred about two billion years […]
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KECK OBSERVATORY’S PREMIER PLANET-HUNTING MACHINE IS GETTING EVEN BETTER
SEATTLE, Washington (January 6th, 2003) The world’s best planet-hunting machine, the Keck High Resolution Echelle Spectrometer, will be getting even better this year with an advanced imaging array that will […]
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METHANE CLOUDS DISCOVERED AT THE SOUTH POLE OF TITAN
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (December 18th, 2002) Teams of astronomers at the California Institute of Technology and the University of California at Berkeley have discovered methane clouds near the south pole […]
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EXCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT ERUPTION ON IO RIVALS LARGEST IN SOLAR SYATEM
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (November 13th, 2002) Routine monitoring of volcanic activity on Jupiter’s moon Io, now possible through advanced adaptive optics on the Keck II telescope in Hawaii, has turned […]
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KECK OPENS FOR COMPETITIVE ACCESS
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (October 10th, 2002) All U.S. astronomers will gain competitive access to the twin 10-meter Keck telescopes starting early next year via an innovative new National Science Foundation […]
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IO’S VOLCANIC SURFACE CAPTURED IN FULL MOTION
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (June 3rd, 2002) The highest resolution infrared global images ever taken of Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io, are now available from the W.M. Keck Observatory and UC Berkeley […]
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EVIDENCE FOR YOUNG PLANETS FOUND
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (April 11th, 2002) Two independent teams of astronomers are presenting the discovery of new features in an edge-on disk around the nearby star Beta Pictoris at the […]
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WORLD’S LARGEST TELESCOPE CREATES A VIRTUAL STAR OVER HAWAII
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (January 4th, 2002) The W. M. Keck Observatory, home to the world’s two largest telescopes, and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have created a “virtual” guide […]