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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
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
A new multi-wavelength study shows that some ultramassive galaxies shut down star formation early, while others remain active but hidden …
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MILESTONE FOR KECK INTERFEROMETER
JPL PRESS RELEASE (September 29th, 2005) Are we alone in the universe? Are there planets like Earth around other “suns” …
RESULTS FROM ‘DEEP IMPACT’ MISSION: MAUNA KEA’S GIANT EYES REUNITE COMET FAMILIES
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (September 15th, 2005) When NASA’s Deep Impact mission ploughed into comet 9P/Tempel 1 on July 4th of …
DEBBIE GOODWIN APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT
KAMUELA, Hawaii (August 8th, 2005) Debbie Goodwin has been named director of advancement at the W. M. Keck Observatory on …
RECORD OF DECISION ISSUED FOR OUTRIGGER TELESCOPE PROJECT
WASHINGTON, D. C. (August 5th, 2005) NASA has released its Record of Decision concerning the Outrigger Telescopes Project, selecting the …
PUBLIC INVITED TO DEEP IMPACT
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (July 3rd, 2005) For the first time ever, the W. M. Keck Observatory will let the public …
KECK FINDS FIRST LARGE ROCKY PLANET FOUND OUTSIDE THE SOLAR SYSTEM
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (June 13th, 2005) Data obtained at the W. M. Keck Observatory has resulted in the discovery of …
HOT ON THE TRAIL OF NATURE’S EXOTIC FLASHERS
Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 31st, 2005) Astronomers have uncovered tantalizing insight into the origin of short gamma-ray bursts, a mysterious class …
ANDROMEDA GALAXY THREE TIMES BIGGER IN DIAMETER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
206th AAS MEETING (May 30th, 2005) The lovely Andromeda galaxy appeared as a warm fuzzy blob to the ancients. To …
FIRST-EVER INFRARED FLASH CHALLENGES OLD NOTION OF NATURE’S BIGGEST BANG
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (May 11th, 2005) The W. M. Keck Observatory has helped confirm a big discovery by an unassumingly …
KECK AND SPITZER FIND FIRST STARS IN DISTANT GALAXIES
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (April 2nd, 2005) Astronomers have used the Keck, Spitzer and Hubble telescopes to catch the light coming …
KECK IMAGES OF TITAN BEFORE THIRD CASSINI FLY-BY
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (February 16th, 2005) Images of Titan taken February 15, 2005 just 23 minutes before the Cassini spacecraft’s …
SATURN’S STRANGE HOT SPOT
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (February 4th, 2005) Astronomers using the Keck I telescope in Hawaii are learning much more about a …
