Category: News
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Adaptive Optics allows Earth-based monitoring of Io’s Fiery show
Kamuela, Hawaii – Watching active volcanic eruptions should be done from a safe distance, and a group of California researchers has figured out how to do it from, ironically, Mauna […]
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Astronomers Map Dark Matter Filament
Kamuela, Hawaii — Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope, and other telescopes on Mauna Kea have studied a giant filament of dark matter in 3D […]
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UCLA astronomers at Keck Observatory discover pivotal star to test Einstein’s theory
Today, UCLA astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory reported the discovery of a remarkable star that orbits the enormous black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy […]
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Earliest Spiral Galaxy Surprises Astronomers
Kamuela, HI ? In the beginning, galaxies were hot and clumpy ? too hot to settle down and form grand spirals like the Milky Way and other galaxies seen in […]
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Enormous Hot Blobs From Outer Space
Astronomers have combined the power of the Keck I Telescope with that of NASA?s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) to discover examples of what appears to be one of the […]
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Video: Venus Transit Webcast
On June 5, 2012, the planet Venus crossed the face of the Sun for the last time until the year 2117. Keck Observatory and the West Hawaii Astronomy Club teamed […]
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Video: Venus Transits Past, Present & Future
What’s the science behind the recent Venus Transit? In this talk by Dr. Jay Pasachoff of Williams College presents brand new images and movies from the recent transit gathered in […]
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Discovery of the Most Distant Galaxy in the Cosmic Dawn
A team of astronomers has used the Subaru Telescope and the W. M. Keck Observatory to discover the most distant galaxy yet, at 12.91 billion light-years from the Earth. This […]
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Live Webcast: Transits from Earth, Jupiter & Saturn, Past, Present & Future
On Thursday, June 7, 2012, Keck Observatory is hosting a live webcast of an astronomy talk by Dr. Jay Pasachoff of Williams College entitled ?Transits of Venus from Earth, Jupiter […]