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But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids – Why does space have so many planets?
But Why is a project of Vermont Public Join us on a tour of our solar system with John O’Meara, …
A Wave of Ancient Quasars from the Dawn of the Universe
Keck Observatory and ESA’s Euclid mission double the known population, including the two most distant quasars ever found Maunakea, Hawaiʻi …
Keck Observatory Welcomes 2026 Akamai Interns Advancing Engineering and Innovation
Kamaʻāina students contribute to cutting-edge observatory systems through hands-on summer projects This summer, the W. M. Keck Observatory is proud …
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But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids – Why does space have so many planets?
But Why is a project of Vermont Public Join us on a tour of our solar system with John O’Meara, …
A Wave of Ancient Quasars from the Dawn of the Universe
Keck Observatory and ESA’s Euclid mission double the known population, including the two most distant quasars ever found Maunakea, Hawaiʻi …
Keck Observatory Welcomes 2026 Akamai Interns Advancing Engineering and Innovation
Kamaʻāina students contribute to cutting-edge observatory systems through hands-on summer projects This summer, the W. M. Keck Observatory is proud …
Astronomers Discover Third Galaxy Without Dark Matter
Findings strengthen evidence for a violent galactic collision that may have separated ordinary matter from dark matter Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – …
Building Hawaiʻi’s STEM Future: Meet the First Kamaʻāina Pathways Intern
Keck Observatory is actively seeking matching support to expand the Kamaʻāina Pathways Internship Program, creating more opportunities for Hawaiʻi students …
Keck Observer and Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko awarded Gruber Cosmology Prize for work on supernovae
Photo courtesy of Christopher Prentiss Michel Observer Alex Filippenko, UC Berkeley’s expert on supernovae and black holes, has been named …
HPR – Keck Observatory on Maunakea helps uncover the origin of Uranus’ rings
Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Maddie Bender Published May 13, 2026 at 3:31 PM HST The rings of the planet …
Astronomers Determine Brown Dwarf Age Using Tiny Stellar Pulsations
Results Test Brown Dwarf Theory challenging astrophysicists Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, …
New Study Uncovers Distinct Origins of Uranus’s Two Outer Rings
Researchers construct first complete spectrum of μ and ν rings, revealing composition and formation history Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers using …
A New Spin on Planet Formation
The largest survey of exoplanet spins confirms long-predicted relationship between planetary mass and rotation Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers using the …
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
The winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society is the organization’s largest annual gathering, bringing together the global astronomy community …
