Subscribe KECK IMAGES OF NEPTUNE BEST EVER CAPTURED
Oct 1, 2000
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (October 1st, 2000) Astronomers observing with the adaptive optics instrument on the Keck II Telescope have obtained the best pictures yet of the planet Neptune, showing an upper atmosphere rich with moving features such as vortices, waves and narrowly spaced bands of clouds...
KECK ASTRONOMERS OBSERVE ACCELERATION OF STARS AT CENTER OF MILKY WAY GALAXY
Sep 21, 2000
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (September 21st, 2000) In an historic first, astronomers from the University of California-Los Angeles have observed acceleration in the velocities of individual stars orbiting the gigantic black hole at the center of our galaxy. The astronomers, led by Andrea Ghez, UCLA professor...
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ISSUES “FAMOUS OBSERVATORY” STAMP SET
Jul 9, 2000
On July 9, 2000, the U.S. Postal Service included the distinctive twin domes of Keck in set of six, now available at select post offices and by special order from the U.S. Postal Service.
UH REGENTS APPROVE MAUNA KEA MASTER PLAN
Jun 16, 2000
HONOLULU, Hawaii (June 16th, 2000) The University of Hawai’i Board of Regents today approved a Master Plan for future uses of the Mauna Kea Science Reserve atop the state’s highest mountain. In a separate vote, Regents approved the immediate establishment of the Office of Management - called for in...
KECK ASTRONOMERS DISCOVER PLANETS SMALLER THAN SATURN
Mar 29, 2000
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (March 29th, 2000) With the number of planets discovered orbiting suns beyond our Solar system now at 30 and counting, astronomers at the W.M. Keck Observatory have made an astonishing advance in the hunt for extra-solar planets. In a press conference today (Wednesday, March 29,...
