Category: Cosmic Matters
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W. M. Keck Observatory Welcomes Kāpili `Oihana Intern Riley Atkinson
Waimea (Kamuela), Hawaii – We are pleased to announce that Riley Atkinson will join W. M. Keck Observatory as a Kamehameha Schools Kāpili ʻOihana Intern. Atkinson, a rising sophomore at Columbia University, will contribute […]
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Shaw Prize in Astronomy Awarded to Ed Stone
Pasadena, California – Edward (Ed) C. Stone, the David Morrisroe Professor of Physics at Caltech, and the project scientist for NASA’s Voyager mission for the past 47 years, has been […]
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Exoplanet Detective Courtney Dressing Investigates Earth Doppelgangers Orbiting Nearby Stars
WAIMEA (KAMUELA), HAWAII – NASA’s new Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satilite (TESS) is discovering strange new worlds closest to our solar system, and last night, a curious audience came to find […]
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UC Berkeley Astronomer Alex Filippenko Reveals Mysteries of Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe
WAIMEA (KAMUELA), HAWAII – The mysterious dark substance that appears to be causing the accelerated expansion of the universe attracted a maximum-capacity crowd to W. M. Keck Observatory’s latest astronomy […]
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Comet Hunters Successfully Observe Wirtanen with Newly Modernized Instrument at W. M. Keck Observatory
NIRSPEC Upgrade Delivers Sharper Views of Comet Wirtanen Maunakea, Hawaii – Astronomers are being treated to an exciting view of Comet 46P/Wirtanen at W. M. Keck Observatory, with sharper-than-ever data […]
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Hawaii High School Student Scores Highly-Coveted Telescope Time to Study ‘Tatooine’ at Keck Observatory
Maunakea, Hawaii – The Star Wars universe turned from science fiction to science fact for an Oahu student, who recently observed a real-life ‘Tatooine’ using one of the largest, most […]
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Yale University Astronomer Pieter van Dokkum Shares Ghost Stories of Eerie New Type of Galaxy
WAIMEA (KAMUELA), HAWAII – Mysteries surrounding ghostly galaxies manifested before a theater full of curious minds on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at a W. M. Keck Observatory Astronomy Talk, featuring […]
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Astronomers Find a Cosmic Titan in the Early Universe
Largest Galaxy Proto-Supercluster Found Maunakea, Hawaii – Astronomers at University of Califronia, Davis, are using W. M. Keck Observatory to map out an ancient, titanic structure in the early universe. […]
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W. M. Keck Observatory Awarded NSF Grant to Develop Next-Generation Adaptive Optics System
Maunakea, Hawaii – Nearly two decades after pioneering the technology on large telescopes, W. M. Keck Observatory is once again pushing the boundaries in the field of adaptive optics (AO) […]
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BJ Fulton Wins 2018 Robert J. Trumpler Award for ‘Landmark’ Exoplanet Discovery Using Keck Observatory
Maunakea, Hawaii – W. M. Keck Observatory congratulates Dr. Benjamin J. (“BJ”) Fulton, recipient of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) 2018 Robert J. Trumpler Award for an exoplanet phenomenon […]