Cosmic Videos
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
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
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
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
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
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
Just after the Big Bang, the universe was filled with a fog of cool hydrogen gas. When the first stars …
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
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
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
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
The search for extrasolar planets has uncovered a dizzying array of planetary systems. We have found new planet types — …
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