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![Dwarf Galaxies, Dark Matter, and the Milky Way](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mgeha_photo_small-2.jpg)
Dwarf Galaxies, Dark Matter, and the Milky Way
Professor, Astronomy Department, Yale UniversityDozens of small galaxies have been discovered orbiting our Milky Way galaxy over the past decade …
![Hunting for the Most Distant Galaxies in the Universe](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20191209_131839-scaled-3.jpg)
Hunting for the Most Distant Galaxies in the Universe
We understand very little about the first galaxies in the universe whose light has traveled over 12 billion years to …
![The Surface of Europa: A Window to the Ocean Below](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/trumbo_featured-2.jpg)
The Surface of Europa: A Window to the Ocean Below
Jupiter’s moon Europa is a prime target for exploring habitability in the Solar System. Beneath a comparatively thin ice shell, …
![A Planet Not Our Own](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/tasker-2.jpg)
A Planet Not Our Own
Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (ISAS)We thought we understood the planets of our solar system until we discovered new …
![Keck Observatory And The Ongoing Exoplanet Revolution](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fiChas-Talk-e1603137075376-2.png)
Keck Observatory And The Ongoing Exoplanet Revolution
The exoplanet revolution began in 1995 with the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of a “Hot Jupiter” orbiting the sun-like star 51 …
![Advances in Keck Instrumentation and Future Discovery](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/marc_feature-2.jpg)
Advances in Keck Instrumentation and Future Discovery
The W. M. Keck Observatory telescopes are among the most scientifically productive on Earth. The two 10-meter optical/infrared telescopes on …
![Illuminating the Origins of the Universe's Fastest Explosions](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/noirlab2017a-e1602286313172-2.jpg)
Illuminating the Origins of the Universe’s Fastest Explosions
When we look at the night sky, we see a static universe. However, astronomical observational surveys have revealed that our …
![Modern Astronomy on Maunakea](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FIcatwalk-double-lasers-galactic-center-2.jpg)
Modern Astronomy on Maunakea
Astronomy on Maunakea originated in community efforts to revive the Hawaii Island economy following the 1960 tsunami that devastated Hilo …
![The NIRSPEC Upgrade for Keck: Enhancing observations from the solar system to exoplanets and beyond](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/emily-3-2.jpg)
The NIRSPEC Upgrade for Keck: Enhancing observations from the solar system to exoplanets and beyond
The NIRSPEC instrument upgrade was completed in December 2018, just in time to observe the fly-by of a near-Earth comet. …
![When Machines Take Over: Astronomy in the 21st Century](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/prochaska-e1595960081325-2.jpg)
When Machines Take Over: Astronomy in the 21st Century
Professor X describes the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its many influences on modern astronomy. These range from automating …
![Keck 2030](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/jomeara-2.jpg)
Keck 2030
The science landscape of the 2020s is shaping up to be very different than that of the current and previous …
![The Darkest Secrets of the Universe](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Raja_headshot-4.png)
The Darkest Secrets of the Universe
From dark matter to galaxy cannibalism, black holes, time machines, gravitational waves, Schrödinger’s cat, theory of inflation, and the Big …
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