Category: News
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“Little Cub” Gives Astronomers Rare Chance to See Galaxy’s Demise
Maunakea, Hawaii– Astronomers have spotted a primitive galaxy being devoured by a gigantic neighboring galaxy – a discovery that could provide clues about the early universe. The Little Cub galaxy […]
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In Memoriam: Jerry Nelson (1944-2017)
Remembering a legend, pioneer, and father of the W. M. Keck Observatory telescopes “You can’t. It’s never been done. It’s impossible,” they said. But Jerry Nelson believed he could. He […]
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Unexpected Classification of Exoplanets Discovered
Two Distinct “Species” of Exoplanets Illuminated using W. M. Keck Observatory Data Maunakea, Hawaii – Since the mid-1990s, when the first planet around another sun-like star was discovered, astronomers have amassed […]
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Astronomers Prove What Separates True Stars from Wannabes
Maunakea, Hawaii – Astronomers have shown what separates real stars from the wannabes. Not in Hollywood, but out in the universe. “When we look up and see the stars shining at […]
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New Method of Searching for Fifth Force
W. M. Keck Observatory Data Leads To First Of Its Kind Test of Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity A UCLA-led team has discovered a new way of probing the hypothetical fifth […]
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Judy Cohen Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
W. M. Keck Observatory Congratulates Caltech’s Kate Van Nuys Page Professor of Astronomy for Prestigious Appointment Maunakea, Hawaii – It’s one of the highest honors that only the most distinguished […]
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Ripples in the Cosmic Web
Maunakea, Hawaii – Astronomers for the first time have measured small ripples in the cosmic web using W. M. Keck Observatory images of rare double quasars. The most barren regions of […]
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W. M. Keck Observatory Captures Rare High-Resolution Images of Exploded Star
Maunakea, Hawaii– Scientists will now be able to measure how fast the universe is truly expanding with the kind of precision not possible before. This, after an international team of […]
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W. M. Keck Observatory Achieves First Light with KCWI
Maunakea, Hawaii – W. M. Keck Observatory overnight captured the very first successful science data from its newest, cutting-edge instrument, the Keck Cosmic Web Imager (KCWI). KCWI captures three-dimensional data, as […]
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Primordial Galaxy Discovered, First of Its Kind
Maunakea, Hawaii– Seven years of meticulous observing have resulted in a cosmic discovery that comes from an era dating back 13.1 billion years, giving scientists a detailed glimpse of what […]