Category: News
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Astronomers Shed Light on Formation of Black Holes and Galaxies
Maunakea, Hawaii – Stars forming in galaxies appear to be influenced by the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, but the mechanism of how that happens has […]
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W. M. Keck Observatory Awarded NSF Grant to Boost Performance of Adaptive Optics System
Maunakea, Hawaii – One of the most scientifically productive adaptive optics (AO) systems on Earth is getting a major upgrade, one that will further advance high-impact research on the hunt […]
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The Keck Cosmic Reionization Mapper
Completing the World’s Most Capable Spectroscopic Imager The design for the Keck Cosmic Web Imager (KCWI) includes two separate channels to detect light in the blue (350 to 560 nm) […]
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Keck Visiting Scholars Program
The Keck Visiting Scholars Program aims to inspire and develop the next generation of scientists and instrumentalists by providing hands-on experience in observational astronomy, hardware, and software involving active instrument […]
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A New Spin to Solving Mystery of Stellar Companions
Researchers Measure the Spin Rates of Bodies Thought to be Either Planets or Tiny “Failed” Stars Maunakea, Hawaii – Taking a picture of an exoplanet—a planet in a solar system […]
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Newly Discovered Twin Planets Could Solve Puffy Planet Mystery
Maunakea, Hawaii – Since astronomers first measured the size of an extrasolar planet seventeen years ago, they have struggled to answer the question: how did the largest planets get to […]
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Keck Observatory Open House 2017
WAIMEA HEADQUARTERS: 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela HI 96743 You’re invited! Come join us as we open the doors of our Waimea Headquarters to the community for a fun, family-friendly event […]
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Keck Observatory Open House 2017
FAMILIES STEP INTO “PORTAL TO THE UNIVERSE” Community Invited to Experience the Cosmos at W. M. Keck Observatory Open House Waimea, Hawaii Island – This is a special event that […]
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Astronomers Discover A Star That Would Not Die
Supernova Discovery Challenges Known Theories of the Death of Stars Maunakea, Hawaii – An international team of astronomers led by Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) has made a bizarre discovery; a […]
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W. M. Keck Observatory Chief Scientist Appointed to National Science Foundation
W. M. Keck Observatory Congratulates Chief Scientist Anne Kinney on New Appointment with National Science Foundation Kinney to Head NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate Waimea (Kamuela), Hawaii – W. […]