Astronomy Talk: The Wonder of Comet ISON, A Relic From the Beginning of the Solar System

Dr. Carey Lisse, head of NASA’s Comet ISON Observation Campaign, will present a timely talk on how and when comets were formed, and where they come from. Also a Senior Research Scientist with Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Lisse will relate how comets may have helped start life on the Earth, and also how they may have ended […]

Astronomy Talk: He Lani Ko Luna — A Sky Above

Chad Kālepa Baybayan is captain and navigator of the Hawaiian deep-sea voyaging canoes Hōkūle’a, Hawai’iloa, and Hōkūalaka’i. Baybayan will give a fascinating presentation on the history of oceanic wayfinding in the Pacific and the efforts to revitalize this once-dynamic maritime culture by exploring the symbiotic relationship between land, sea, sky, and people. He currently serves […]

Star Struck Video

Star Struck from Keck Observatory on Vimeo.

MOSFIRE: a Powerful New Astronomy Tool at the W. M. Keck Observatory

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 […]

Keck Observatory Open House: Welcome to Our Universe

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.

2012 Astronomy Lecture Series – Ben Zuckerman (UCLA)

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>

Solar System Walk 2012

<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 […]

2012 Astronomy Lecture Series – Jessica Lu (UH)

<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 […]