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Rocky Planet Around a White Dwarf Resembles Earth — 8 Billion Years From Now

Rocky Planet Around a White Dwarf Resembles Earth — 8 Billion Years From Now

Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – The discovery of an Earth-like planet 4,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy provides a …
Gargantuan Black Hole Jets Are Biggest Seen Yet

Gargantuan Black Hole Jets Are Biggest Seen Yet

Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers have spotted the biggest pair of black hole jets ever seen, spanning 23 million light-years in …
Tracking a Lone Star Speeding Across the Milky Way

Tracking a Lone Star Speeding Across the Milky Way

Maunakea and Haleakalā, Hawaiʻi – It may seem like the Sun is stationary while the planets in its orbit are …

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UH REGENTS APPROVE MAUNA KEA MASTER PLAN

UH REGENTS APPROVE MAUNA KEA MASTER PLAN

HONOLULU, Hawaii (June 16th, 2000) The University of Hawai’i Board of Regents today approved a Master Plan for future uses …
KECK ASTRONOMERS DISCOVER PLANETS SMALLER THAN SATURN

KECK ASTRONOMERS DISCOVER PLANETS SMALLER THAN SATURN

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (March 29th, 2000) With the number of planets discovered orbiting suns beyond our Solar system now at …
ASTRONOMERS WITNESS SILHOUETTE OF PLANET CROSSING DISTANT STAR

ASTRONOMERS WITNESS SILHOUETTE OF PLANET CROSSING DISTANT STAR

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (November 7th, 1999) have witnessed for the first time a distant planet passing in front of its …
ASTRONOMERS DISCOVER SIX NEW PLANETS ORBITING NEARBY STARS

ASTRONOMERS DISCOVER SIX NEW PLANETS ORBITING NEARBY STARS

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (November 1st, 1999) Searching the night skies with the Keck I telescope, the world’s most prolific team …
ASTRONOMERS TOUT GAMMA-RAY BURSTS AS PROBES INTO EARLY UNIVERSE

ASTRONOMERS TOUT GAMMA-RAY BURSTS AS PROBES INTO EARLY UNIVERSE

WAIMEA, Hawaii (October 22nd, 1999) Gamma-ray bursts and their X-ray and optical afterglows have surpassed quasars as the most distant …
LARGEST EXPLOSIONS IN UNIVERSE MAY COME FROM DEATH OF MASSIVE STARS

LARGEST EXPLOSIONS IN UNIVERSE MAY COME FROM DEATH OF MASSIVE STARS

WAIMEA, Hawaii (September 29th, 1999) Cosmic gamma-ray bursts, the brightest known explosions in the universe, may come from the fiery …
ASTRONOMERS FIND PLANET ORBITING NEARBY STAR

ASTRONOMERS FIND PLANET ORBITING NEARBY STAR

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (June 1st, 1998) Two teams of astronomers this week reported that one of the sun’s nearest neighbors—a …
Planet Construction Zone

Planet Construction Zone

WASHINGTON, D.C (April 1st, 1998) NASA astronomers using the new Keck II telescope in Hawai’i have discovered what appears to …