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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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A Crystal Ball Into Our Solar System's Future

A Crystal Ball Into Our Solar System’s Future

Giant Gas Planet Orbiting a Dead Star Gives Glimpse Into the Predicted Aftermath of our Sun’s Demise Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – …
A Black Hole Triggers a Premature Supernova

A Black Hole Triggers a Premature Supernova

The first observation of a brand-new kind of supernova had been predicted by theorists but never before confirmed Maunakea, Hawaiʻi …
Observatories Assemble: NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Joins W. M. Keck Observatory and Japan’s Hisaki Satellite to Solve “Energy Crisis” on Jupiter

Observatories Assemble: NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Joins W. M. Keck Observatory and Japan’s Hisaki Satellite to Solve “Energy Crisis” on Jupiter

Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Sitting more than five times the distance from the Sun as Earth, Jupiter is not expected to …
Astronomers Probe Layer-Cake Structure of Brown Dwarf’s Atmosphere

Astronomers Probe Layer-Cake Structure of Brown Dwarf’s Atmosphere

Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Jupiter may be the bully planet of our solar system because it’s the most massive planet, but …
HR 8799 Super-Jupiters’  Days Measured for the First Time,  Gives a New Spin on Unraveling Planet Formation Mystery

HR 8799 Super-Jupiters’ Days Measured for the First Time, Gives a New Spin on Unraveling Planet Formation Mystery

W. M. Keck Observatory Planet Imager and Characterizer Instrument Delivers First Science, Capturing Spin Measurements of HR 8799 Exoplanets Maunakea, …
Teardrop Star Reveals Hidden Supernova Doom

Teardrop Star Reveals Hidden Supernova Doom

Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers have made the rare sighting of two stars spiraling to their doom by spotting the tell-tale …
A White Dwarf Living on the Edge

A White Dwarf Living on the Edge

Astronomers Have Identified A White Dwarf So Massive That It Might Collapse Maunakea and Haleakala, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers have discovered …
Abnormally High Alcohol and Mystery Heat Source Detected on Comet Wirtanen

Abnormally High Alcohol and Mystery Heat Source Detected on Comet Wirtanen

Study Reveals Latest Details of Comet 46P/Wirtanen’s Chemical Composition Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Comet 46P/Wirtanen was releasing an unusual amount of …
New, Third Type of Supernova Observed

New, Third Type of Supernova Observed

Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – An international team of astronomers has captured the very first evidence of a new type of supernova …
30-year Stellar Survey Cracks Mysteries of Galaxy's Giant Planets

30-year Stellar Survey Cracks Mysteries of Galaxy’s Giant Planets

Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Current and former astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have wrapped up a …
W. M. Keck Observatory Achieves First Light with LRIS Upgrade

W. M. Keck Observatory Achieves First Light with LRIS Upgrade

Maunakea, Hawaii – W. M. Keck Observatory’s science community is celebrating the successful revitalization of the Low Resolution Imaging Spectrometer, …
UH Astronomers and Maunakea Observatories to Help Map the Universe’s First Galaxies

UH Astronomers and Maunakea Observatories to Help Map the Universe’s First Galaxies

Maunakea, Hawaii – University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) astronomers will play an instrumental role in helping unveil the …