Ian McLean (UC Los Angeles) On April 4, 2012 a new instrument obtained “first light” on the Keck I telescope at the W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea. Known as MOSFIRE, for Multi-Object Spectrometer For Infra-Red Exploration, it is the most advanced capability available today to study star formation, galaxy formation and the early […]

Saturday, March 16, from 11 am to 3 pm. Free and open to the Public. A unique collection of hands on exhibits, demonstrations and presentations brought together by Keck Observatory staff for Hawaii Island residents and visitors to learn everything they would like to know about our science and technology.

Title: Black Holes and the Fate of the UniverseView Astronomer’s Website

Title: Violent events in rocky planetary systems: Implications for the fate of technological civilizations, including our own<a href=”http://personnel.physics.ucla.edu/directory/faculty/zuckerman”>View Astronomer’s Website</a>

<strong>Fun and Learning for the Whole Family!</strong>Grab your Solar System Passport and take a stroll along the Big Island’s own planet walk.  On this scale-model journey, learn interesting facts about our cosmic neighborhood.  Start at the Sun booth stationed at Keck headquarters and end up visiting Pluto and the Kuiper Belt at CFHT headquarters. Keiki […]

<strong>Stars born in extreme environments</strong>Many stars like the Sun were born in fairly quiet regions of the Milky Way galaxy.  Others formed in very extreme environments, including those around the supermassive black hole at the very center of the galaxy. Do stars and star clusters form differently in the extremely harsh environment near the Galactic […]

Title: Transits of Venus from Earth, Jupiter & Saturn: Past, Present & Future

Title: How Stars Destroyed Most of the Atoms in the Universe

Title: City Dark: Search for Night on a Sleepless Planet

Title: Seeing the Invisible Universe

Gates Performing Arts Center, HPA Campus, Waimea (Kamuela, HI) Download PDF Guest Speaker: James L. Green, NASA Chief Scientist ASTRONOMY TALK | Current estimates are that over 150 million Americans viewed the Great American Solar Eclipse on August 21, 2017 with another 60 million viewing it electronically from TV or the internet. It’s amazing to […]