News from Keck Observatory
News from Keck Observatory
- UCLA astronomers at Keck Observatory discover pivotal star to test Einstein’s theory
Today, UCLA astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory reported the discovery of a remarkable star that orbits the enormous black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy in a blistering
- Earliest Spiral Galaxy Surprises Astronomers
Kamuela, HI – In the beginning, galaxies were hot and clumpy – too hot to settle down and form grand spirals like the Milky Way and other galaxies seen in the nearby universe today. But
- Private Foundations Fund New Astronomy Tool
Kamuela, HI – The W. M. Keck Observatory has been awarded two major grants to help build a $4 million laser system as the next leap forward in a technology which already enables ground-based
- Video: Venus Transit Webcast
On June 5, 2012, the planet Venus crossed the face of the Sun for the last time until the year 2117. Keck Observatory and the West Hawaii Astronomy Club teamed up to live webcast the entire event
- Video: Venus Transits Past, Present & Future
What’s the science behind the recent Venus Transit? In this talk by Dr. Jay Pasachoff of Williams College presents brand new images and movies from the recent transit gathered in multiple wavelenghts
- Discovery of the Most Distant Galaxy in the Cosmic Dawn
A team of astronomers has used the Subaru Telescope and the W. M. Keck Observatory to discover the most distant galaxy yet, at 12.91 billion light-years from the Earth. This new galaxy, dubbed
- Video: How Stars Destroyed Almost All the Atoms in the Universe
On Thursday, May 10, 2012, Keck Observatory hosted a live webcast of an astronomy talk by Dr. Brian Siana of the University of California at Riverside. Below is the recording of that talk, which was
- ‘Ridiculously’ Dim Bevy of Stars Found Beyond Milky Way
Kamuela, HI – A team of American, Canadian and Chilean astronomers have stumbled onto a remarkably faint cluster of stars orbiting the Milky Way that puts out as much light as only 120 modest
- Video: Imaging the Cosmic Web
Dr. Chris Martin of Caltech explains the ongoing mission to directly observe the vast filaments of gas that connect clusters of galaxies, feed galaxies and create a vast web of matter that connects
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