Category: News
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Mega-galaxy is Missing Link in History of Cosmos
Kamuela, Hawaii – Two hungry young galaxies that collided 11 billion years ago are rapidly forming a massive galaxy about 10 times the size of the Milky Way, according to […]
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Astronomers Using Keck Observatory Discover Rain Falling from Saturn’s rings
Kamuela, HI — NASA funded observations on the W. M. Keck Observatory with analysis led by the University of Leicester, England tracked the “rain” of charged water particles into the […]
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NASA and Caltech Astronomers Find Potential Energy Supply For Life on Europa
KAMUELA, HI – Observations of Europa from the W. M. Keck Observatory help NASA and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) astronomers go one step further in demonstrating life may be […]
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Astronomers Detect Water in Atmosphere of Distant Planet
KAMUELA, HI – A team of international scientists using the W. M. Keck Observatory has made the most detailed examination yet of the atmosphere of a Jupiter-size planet beyond our […]
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Astronomers Open Window Into Europa’s Ocean
KAMUELA, Hawaii—With data collected from the mighty W. M. Keck Observatory, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) astronomer Mike Brown — known as the Pluto killer for discovering a Kuiper-belt object […]
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Keck Observatory Completes $4 Million Adaptive Optics Fund
Kamuela, Hawaii – The W. M. Keck Observatory has successfully completed a $4 million campaign that will give astronomers the most detailed Adaptive Optics images of the cosmos ever created […]
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Behind the Lens: An Interview with Dr. Mike Liu
In anticipation of Keck Week’s Science Meeting, we spent some time with one of the presenters, Dr. Michael Liu to find out what it was like to be an astronomer. […]
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Surprise: Earth-sized Planets Are Common
Kamuela, Hawaii – A team of astronomers from the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Hawaii at Manoa has found that 17 percent of all sun-like stars have […]
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Polynesian Paradox
Tropical trade winds kissing swaying palms, fruity mai tais adorned with orchids, and azure waves rhythmically lapping against powder white sand beaches…These are all images that come to mind when […]
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Surprise Pancake Structure in Andromeda Galaxy Upends Galactic Understanding
Kamuela, Hawaii – Astronomers using the Canada-France-Hawaii and W. M. Keck Observatory telescopes on the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii have been amazed to find a group of dwarf galaxies […]