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A New View of the Moon
KAMUELA, HI—On Oct. 9, astronomers at the W. M. Keck Observatory used the Keck II telescope to search for water …
Keck Interferometer Nuller Spots Double Dust Cloud
KAMUELA, Hawaii (Sept. 24, 2009) — Linking the twin, 10-meter telescopes in Hawaii, astronomers at the W. M. Keck Observatory …
Jupiter Adds a Feature
Mauna Kea, Hawai’i — Jupiter’s got a brand new mark. Something slammed into the gas giant leaving a dark bruise …
New Method Finds Most Distant Supernovae
Mauna Kea, Hawai’i—Astronomers have yet again rewritten the record books for discovering the most distant supernovae. Using Hawaii’s W. M …
Exoplanet’s Tilted Orbit Challenges Theories of Planet Formation
An international team of astronomers has discovered an exoplanet whose orbit is steeply tilted from the plane of the star’s …
Enceladus Shows Little Sodium Leaving Scientists Questioning Existence of Underground Ocean
One of Saturn’s moons, Enceladus, appears to be missing some sodium. The new observations made at the W. M. Keck …
Keck Laser Helps Astronomers Probe the Nature of Massive Galaxies in the Early Universe
PASADENA, Calif.—Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory have discovered distant galaxies as massive as the Milky Way yet ten …
Berkeley Astronomers Lift Shroud on Dark Gamma Ray Bursts
PASADENA, Calif.—Astronomers using the Keck telescopes may have solved the mystery of dark gamma ray bursts—intense flashes of X-ray and …
Mysterious Space Blob Discovered at Cosmic Dawn
Astronomers using a suite of telescopes including the W. M. Keck Observatory have discovered a giant gas object that may …
Cluster Heavyweights Caught in Cosmic Traffic Jam
Astronomers have recently identified the Universe’s most crowded cosmic free-way, where monster galaxy clusters are slamming together in one of …
Keck and Kepler Team up To Find Other Earths
KAMUELA, HI — For nearly a decade, Cal-Berkeley astronomer Geoff Marcy and his colleagues have been using the W. M …
Maunakea Lecture Series Celebrates the International Year of Astronomy 2009
Hawai‘i Island, HI – The public is invited to attend The Maunakea 2009 Lecture Series, free monthly lectures throughout 2009 …
