Category: News
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Director’s Message: Hurricane Lane Update
Kamuela (Waimea), Hawaii – We are now seeing the impacts of Hurricane Lane across Hawaii Island, with multiple road closures due to heavy rain, flooding, and landslides. As such, Keck […]
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Director’s Message: Hurricane Lane
Kamuela (Waimea), Hawaii – To ensure the safety of our ohana as Hurricane Lane makes its closest approach to Hawaii Island, Keck Observatory will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, August 23. […]
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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 […]
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Young Galaxy’s Halo Offers Clues to its Growth and Evolution
Maunakea, Hawaii – A team of astronomers has discovered a new way to unlock the mysteries of how the first galaxies formed and evolved. In a study published today in […]
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New Keck Observatory Instrument to Zero In On What Is Stunting Galaxy Growth
Do Supermassive Black Holes Kill Star Formation? Keck Cosmic Web Imager To Probe for Key Evidence Maunakea, Hawaii – Astronomers are using a powerful new probe at W. M. Keck […]
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Astronomers Find a Famous Exoplanet’s Doppelgänger
Maunakea, Hawaii – When it comes to extrasolar planets, appearances can be deceiving. Astronomers have imaged a new planet, and it appears nearly identical to one of the best studied […]
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High School Graduate Earns Keck Observatory Time
WAIMEA (KAMUELA), HAWAII – Conducting professional, astronomical observations at a world-class telescope before entering college is almost unheard of. But that’s precisely what Honokaa High School graduate Keilani Steele did, […]
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More Mystery Objects Detected Near Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
Maunakea, Hawaii – Astronomers have discovered several bizarre objects at the Galactic Center that are concealing their true identity behind a smoke screen of dust; they look like gas clouds, […]
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Keck Observatory Notifies Hawaii Department of Health of Small Oil Seepage
KAMUELA, HI – W. M. Keck Observatory officials yesterday notified the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) that they detected a small seepage of oil from the hydraulic system supporting the […]
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Director’s Message: Kilauea Volcano Eruptions Update
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR Thursday, May 17, 2018 – We are deeply humbled by the outpouring of support shown to Keck Observatory from our local community as well as across […]