Cosmic Videos

The Keck Discovery Engine:  A Transformative New Capability for Science

The Keck Discovery Engine: A Transformative New Capability for Science

Keck has maintained leadership in astronomy for three decades because of the creativity of its community, the nimbleness of its …
Planet 9 From Outer Space

Planet 9 From Outer Space

In the past 175 years, more than 30 separate astronomers have suggested the existence of a giant planet beyond Neptune …
Imaging Other Worlds:  Today and Tomorrow

Imaging Other Worlds: Today and Tomorrow

Direct imaging is a key method to study planets around other stars, a.k.a. exoplanets. Thanks to both astronomical and instrumental …
Where I Explore, Where We Explore From The South Pole To Mars To Exoplanets

Where I Explore, Where We Explore From The South Pole To Mars To Exoplanets

NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program, NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryExploring is fundamental to being human, one of the cornerstones of why we …
The World’s Most Powerful Pair of Eyeglasses:  Keck Adaptive Optics

The World’s Most Powerful Pair of Eyeglasses: Keck Adaptive Optics

Dr. Lyke will give a fun and informative overview of Keck’s productive use of a technology that sharpens its view …
Galaxies Viewed Through Cosmic Magnifying Glasses

Galaxies Viewed Through Cosmic Magnifying Glasses

The gravitational field of massive objects distorts space and time, even acting as a “gravitational lens” by deflecting the path …
Lifting the Fog on the Early Universe

Lifting the Fog on the Early Universe

Just after the Big Bang, the universe was filled with a fog of cool hydrogen gas. When the first stars …
Exploring Galaxies and Beyond

Exploring Galaxies and Beyond

Galaxies turn gas into giant collections of stars that light up the universe.  This simple statement of what happens with …
Cosmic Fireworks

Cosmic Fireworks

Our dynamic universe is adorned by cosmic fireworks: energetic and ephemeral beacons of light that are a million (nova) to …
Decoding the Contents of Distant Galaxies

Decoding the Contents of Distant Galaxies

Our Milky Way is one of countless galaxies in the universe. Understanding the formation and evolution of galaxies remains one …
Using Keck to Explore Planetary Systems Orbiting Nearby Stars

Using Keck to Explore Planetary Systems Orbiting Nearby Stars

The search for extrasolar planets has uncovered a dizzying array of planetary systems.  We have found new planet types — …
Searching for Earth-like Planets with the Keck Planet Finder

Searching for Earth-like Planets with the Keck Planet Finder

The search for extrasolar planets has uncovered a dizzying array of planetary systems.  We have found new planet types — …

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