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Video: Seeing the Invisible Universe
February 13, 2012
Below is a recording of a live Keck Observatory Astronomy Talk given by Dr. Tom Soifer on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea, on the Big Island of Hawai’i. Dr. Soifer’s talk is...Read Article »
Video: Keck in Motion
February 10, 2012
Here’s a new, lively short video that shows a lot of typical things that go on at Keck Observatory’s twin telescopes over the course of 24 hours. This video was created by Andrew Cooper, a Keck...Read Article »_100_100_c1.jpg)
Super-Earth Detected in Habitable Zone of Nearby Star
February 2, 2012
Santa Cruz, CA—An international team of scientists has discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a nearby star. With an orbital period of about 28 days and a minimum mass 4.5 times that...Read Article »Calendar
April 5, 2012, 7:00pm
2012 Astronomy Lecture Series at Kahilu Theatre - Richard Wainscoat (UH/IfA)
Title: City Dark: Search for Night on a Sleepless Planet
May 10, 2012, 7:00pm
2012 Astronomy Lecture Series at Kahilu Theatre - Brian Siana (UC Riverside)
Title: How Stars Destroyed Most of the Atoms in the Universe
