Focusing the Distant Universe with Gravitational Lensing
Observing distant objects allows us to peer back in time to early stages of the universe, across the most active period of galaxy growth when most stars were born. While […]
Fingerprints of the first stars: Searching for Population III with Keck
Our current story for the origin of the heavy elements has at its core a recycling program on the grandest of scales. Using Keck, we have traced atoms as they […]
The Restless Universe: Palomar Transient Factory
Dan David Prize Winner, Shrinivas Kulkarni California Institute of TechnologyCosmic explosions were first noted nearly two thousand years ago but only in the past hundred years have astronomers secured recognition of classes […]
Life in the Universe
Abraham Loeb, Chair of the Astronomy Department, Founding Director of the Black Hole Initiative, Director of the Institute for Theory and Computation Harvard UniversityASTRONOMY TALK | Is life most likely […]
Black Holes’ Last Tango in Space: LIGO and the Dawn of Gravitational-wave Astronomy
Guest Speaker: David Reitze, Executive Director, LIGO Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyASTRONOMY TALK | The first direct detections of gravitational waves in late 2015 were made possible by a dedicated forty […]
Astronomy Talk: NASA: Exploring the Secrets of the Universe and Improving Life on Earth
Kahilu Theatre 67-1186 Lindsey Rd, Kamuela, HI, United StatesGuest Speaker Thomas H. Zurbuchen Former Head of Science NASA Ever since NASA was established in 1958, expanding human knowledge of Earth, atmospheric phenomena, and space has been NASA’s priority. […]
Exploring the Pluto System and Kuiper Belt Object Arrokoth with NASA’s New Horizons
Kahilu Theatre 67-1186 Lindsey Rd, Kamuela, HI, United StatesGuest Speaker Alan Stern Principal Investigator NASA New Horizons Mission, Southwest Research Institute NASA’s New Horizons is the first spacecraft to successfully explore the Pluto System and a Kuiper Belt […]
Maunakea Community Weed Pull
Visitor Information Station Maunakea, HI, United StatesSince 2012, the Mālama Maunakea Volunteer Weed Pulls are part of the University of Hawaiʻi Center for Maunakea Stewardship’s ongoing Mālama Maunakea efforts to protect the resources on the mountain […]
Waimea Family Food Truck Friday
W. M. Keck Observatory Headquarters 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI, United StatesThe Waimea Family Food Truck Friday is a monthly community event that happens on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi in the heart of Waimea Town, on the front lawn of […]
The Search for Extraterrestrial Life, From a Reporter’s Perspective
Kahilu Theatre 67-1186 Lindsey Rd, Kamuela, HI, United StatesGuest Speaker Nadia Drake Science Journalist For millennia, humans have wondered whether there’s life beyond Earth. Over the last half-century or so, these musings have evolved from fantasy and speculation […]
244th American Astronomical Society Meeting
Monona Terrace Convention Center 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI, United StatesW. M. Keck Observatory will join the national astronomy community at the 244th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Madison, Wisconsin. We will be participating in events and […]