Category: News
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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 […]
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Director’s Message: Kilauea Volcano Eruptions
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR As you know, Hawaii Island is experiencing volcanic activity in the Puna district with multiple eruptions and hundreds of earthquakes over the past few days. On […]
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Keck Observatory Exoplanet Imaginarium
WHERE IMAGINATION & SCIENCE MEET W. M. Keck Observatory is bringing alien worlds to life, embarking on a deep space virtual “journey” to exoplanets that have either been discovered or […]
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Dark Matter is a No Show in Ghostly Galaxy
Maunakea, Hawaii – Galaxies and dark matter go hand in hand; you typically don’t find one without the other. So when researchers uncovered a galaxy, known as NGC1052-DF2, that is […]
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Clintons Visit Maunakea
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to the summit of Maunakea in early January 2018 and learned about the cultural, natural […]
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Stars Around the Milky Way: Cosmic Space Invaders or Victims of Galactic Eviction?
Maunakea, Hawaii – An international team of astronomers led by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) has made a surprising discovery about the birthplace of groups of stars located […]