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Astronomers Find Compelling Evidence of a Star Collapsing Directly Into a Black Hole

Astronomers Find Compelling Evidence of a Star Collapsing Directly Into a Black Hole

Keck Observatory observations help constrain a long-predicted pathway for black hole formation Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers using W. M. Keck …
Advancing Astronomy Together: Keck Observatory at the AAS Winter Meeting

Advancing Astronomy Together: Keck Observatory at the AAS Winter Meeting

The winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society is the organization’s largest annual gathering, bringing together the global astronomy community …
Astronomers Discover the First Galaxy-wide Wobbling Black Hole Jet in a Disk Galaxy

Astronomers Discover the First Galaxy-wide Wobbling Black Hole Jet in a Disk Galaxy

Rare, powerful jet strips star-forming gas from its host, offering new insight into how galaxies evolve Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers …

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Astronomers Find Compelling Evidence of a Star Collapsing Directly Into a Black Hole

Astronomers Find Compelling Evidence of a Star Collapsing Directly Into a Black Hole

Keck Observatory observations help constrain a long-predicted pathway for black hole formation Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers using W. M. Keck …
Advancing Astronomy Together: Keck Observatory at the AAS Winter Meeting

Advancing Astronomy Together: Keck Observatory at the AAS Winter Meeting

The winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society is the organization’s largest annual gathering, bringing together the global astronomy community …
Astronomers Discover the First Galaxy-wide Wobbling Black Hole Jet in a Disk Galaxy

Astronomers Discover the First Galaxy-wide Wobbling Black Hole Jet in a Disk Galaxy

Rare, powerful jet strips star-forming gas from its host, offering new insight into how galaxies evolve Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers …
Astronomers Reveal Hidden Lives of the Early Universe's Ultramassive Galaxies

Astronomers Reveal Hidden Lives of the Early Universe’s Ultramassive Galaxies

A new multi-wavelength study shows that some ultramassive galaxies shut down star formation early, while others remain active but hidden …
Astronomers Pinpoint Black Holes as the Power Source Behind Mysterious Cosmic Flashes

Astronomers Pinpoint Black Holes as the Power Source Behind Mysterious Cosmic Flashes

Observations of AT 2024wpp reveal that luminous fast blue optical transients are driven by extreme stellar destruction—not supernovae Maunakea, Hawaiʻi …
“Superkilonova” A Star So Nice, It Explodes Twice

“Superkilonova” A Star So Nice, It Explodes Twice

Potential first-of-a-kind may have produced gravitational waves and light Media Contact: Meagan O’Shea Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – A team of astronomers …
Discoveries From Maunakea Reveal Hidden Worlds Around Accelerating Stars

Discoveries From Maunakea Reveal Hidden Worlds Around Accelerating Stars

Groundbreaking research from the W. M. Keck Observatory and the Subaru Telescope highlight Maunakea’s continued leadership in imaging new worlds …
Astronomers Discover the First Gravitationally Lensed Superluminous Supernova

Astronomers Discover the First Gravitationally Lensed Superluminous Supernova

A cosmic magnifying glass reveals a record-distant explosion Media Contact: Meagan O’Shea Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – An international team of astronomers …
Astronomers Sharpen the Universe’s Expansion Rate, Deepening a Cosmic Mystery

Astronomers Sharpen the Universe’s Expansion Rate, Deepening a Cosmic Mystery

New results strengthen the “Hubble tension,” hinting at the need for rethinking our model of the universe Media Contact: Meagan …
Astronomers reveal tasty insights into exoplanet formation using SPAM

Astronomers reveal tasty insights into exoplanet formation using SPAM

Study serves up the closest-ever view of a planet-forming disk around young star HD 34282 Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers using W …
Dead Star Still Consuming Its Planetary System

Dead Star Still Consuming Its Planetary System

Discovery challenges understanding of planetary system evolution Media Contact: Meagan O’Shea Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers using data from the W …
Discovery of Brown Dwarf Companion Provides New Insight into Stellar and Planetary Formation and Evolution

Discovery of Brown Dwarf Companion Provides New Insight into Stellar and Planetary Formation and Evolution

Media Contact: Meagan O’Shea Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – An international team of astronomers using the combined powers of space-based and ground-based …