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UCI Scientists Size Up Universe’s Most Lightweight Dwarf Galaxy with Keck Observatory
June 7, 2013
Kamuela, Hawaii -- The least massive galaxy in the known universe has been measured by UC Irvine scientists, clocking in at just 1,000 or so stars with a bit of dark matter holding them together.The... Read more »
International Team on Keck Observatory Strengthens Big Bang Theory
June 5, 2013
Kamuela, Hawaii – An international team of scientists using the most powerful telescope on Earth has discovered the moments just after the Big Bang happened more like the theory predicts,... Read more »
Mega-galaxy is Missing Link in History of Cosmos
May 21, 2013
Kamuela, Hawaii – Two hungry young galaxies that collided 11 billion years ago are rapidly forming a massive galaxy about 10 times the size of the Milky Way, according to UC Irvine-led research... Read more »
Astronomers Using Keck Observatory Discover Rain Falling from Saturn’s rings
April 9, 2013
Kamuela, HI -- NASA funded observations on the W. M. Keck Observatory with analysis led by the University of Leicester, England tracked the "rain" of charged water particles into the atmosphere of... Read more »
NASA and Caltech Astronomers Find Potential Energy Supply For Life on Europa
April 4, 2013
KAMUELA, HI – Observations of Europa from the W. M. Keck Observatory help NASA and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) astronomers go one step further in demonstrating life may be possible... Read more »
Astronomers Detect Water in Atmosphere of Distant Planet
March 14, 2013
KAMUELA, HI – A team of international scientists using the W. M. Keck Observatory has made the most detailed examination yet of the atmosphere of a Jupiter-size planet beyond our Solar... Read more »
Astronomers Open Window Into Europa’s Ocean
March 5, 2013
KAMUELA, Hawaii—With data collected from the mighty W. M. Keck Observatory, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) astronomer Mike Brown — known as the Pluto killer for discovering a... Read more »
Keck Observatory Completes $4 Million Adaptive Optics Fund
March 5, 2013
Kamuela, Hawaii – The W. M. Keck Observatory has successfully completed a $4 million campaign that will give astronomers the most detailed Adaptive Optics images of the cosmos ever created by... Read more »
Surprise: Earth-sized Planets Are Common
January 9, 2013
Kamuela, Hawaii – A team of astronomers from the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Hawaii at Manoa has found that 17 percent of all sun-like stars have planets one to two... Read more »
Surprise Pancake Structure in Andromeda Galaxy Upends Galactic Understanding
January 2, 2013
Kamuela, Hawaii – Astronomers using the Canada-France-Hawaii and W. M. Keck Observatory telescopes on the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii have been amazed to find a group of dwarf galaxies moving in... Read more »
