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After The Storm: W. M. Keck Observatory Update Following Hurricane Lala
Hurricane Lala passed just south of Hawaiʻi Island over the weekend, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, flooding, and significant damage …
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 …
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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ISSUES “FAMOUS OBSERVATORY” STAMP SET
On July 9, 2000, the U.S. Postal Service included the distinctive twin domes of Keck in set of six, now …
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
WASHINGTON, D.C (April 1st, 1998) NASA astronomers using the new Keck II telescope in Hawai’i have discovered what appears to …
