Category: News
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Planet-Devouring Star Reveals Possible Limestone Crumbs
By Steve Jefferson MAUNAKEA, HI – A group of researchers using the W. M. Keck Observatory have discovered a planet-like body that may have been encrusted in limestone and is […]
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Universe’s Expansion is Faster Than Expected
MAUNAKEA, Hawaii – Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaii have obtained the most precise measurement yet of how fast the universe is expanding at the present time, […]
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A Young Mammoth Cluster of Galaxies Sighted in the Early Universe
MAUNAKEA, Hawaii – Astronomers have uncovered evidence for a vast collection of young galaxies 12 billion light years away. The newly discovered “proto-cluster” of galaxies, observed when the universe was only […]
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Faintest Early-Universe Galaxy Ever, Detected and Confirmed
By Steve Jefferson MAUNAKEA, Hawaii – An international team of scientists has detected and confirmed the faintest early-Universe galaxy ever using the W. M. Keck Observatory on the summit on Maunakea, […]
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Metal Content in Early Galaxies Challenges Star Forming Theory
By Steve Jefferson MAUNAKEA, Hawaii – An International team led by scientists at ETH Zurich in Switzerland used the W. M. Keck Observatory to study the role of star formation […]
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Four Synchronized Planets Reveal Clues to How Planets Form
MAUNAKEA, Hawaii – The search for planets orbiting other stars in our galaxy has revealed an extraordinary family of planets whose orbits are so carefully timed that they provide long-term stability […]
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Even in Deep Space, There Are Shades of Black
BY FARISA Y. MORALES for Zocalo Public Square In my line of work, I stare at shades of black. My work starts on dark, black nights, when there is no moon […]
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New Hypervelocity Binary Star Challenges Dark Matter, Stellar Acceleration Models
MAUNAKEA, Hawaii — A team of astronomers at the Friedrich Alexander University led by Péter Németh has discovered a binary star moving nearly at the escape velocity of our galaxy. […]
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UCR Student Traces Star Formation Rates in Distant Galaxies
MAUNAKEA, Hawaii — A group of researchers, led by a University of California, Riverside graduate student, observed distant galaxies with the MOSFIRE high-resolution near-infrared spectrometer at W. M. Keck Observatory […]
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New Calibration Tool Will Help Astronomers Look for Habitable Exoplanets
by Adam Hadhazy PASADENA, Calif. — Promising new calibration tools, called laser frequency combs, could allow astronomers to take a major step in discovering and characterizing earthlike planets around other stars. […]