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Keck Observatory in the Community

Keck Observatory in the Community

Steve Doyle, an instrument and optics technician at the Observatory, checks out one of the underwater robots entered in the …
Hana Hou! features Keck Observatory

Hana Hou! features Keck Observatory

Hana Hou! editor at large Julia Steele visits the Keck Observatory and stands in front of the 10-meter Keck II …
Zooming in on Infant Planetary Systems

Zooming in on Infant Planetary Systems

Like a raindrop forming in a cloud, a star forms in a diffuse gas cloud in deep space. As the …
Keck Observatory Project Scientist wins 2010 Kavli Prize

Keck Observatory Project Scientist wins 2010 Kavli Prize

Jerry Nelson, designer of the Keck telescopes, stands in front of the Keck I dome. Credit: Roger Ressmeyer/CORBIS. Jerry Nelson, …
Steidel receives Gruber Cosmology Prize for Observations of Earliest Galaxies

Steidel receives Gruber Cosmology Prize for Observations of Earliest Galaxies

NEW YORK, NY – Charles Steidel, the Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, is …
Keck Astronomer Wins Gruber Prize for Cosmology

Keck Astronomer Wins Gruber Prize for Cosmology

Charles Steidel, the Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, is the recipient of the …
A Mirror’s Perfect Reflection

A Mirror’s Perfect Reflection

If you think washing the mirrors and windows in your home is a daunting task, imagine cleaning two of the …
Dancing White Dwarfs

Dancing White Dwarfs

The UCSB team that discovered a white dwarf binary. Left to Right: David Kaplan, Justin Steinfadt, Avi Shporer, Lars Bildsten …
Best in Show

Best in Show

University of Hawaiʻi photographer R. David Beales won Best in Show at the University Photographers Association of America, or UPAA, …
Possible new type of Supernovae puts Calcium in your Bones

Possible new type of Supernovae puts Calcium in your Bones

One theory of this new exploding system, shown in the simulation images (above), is that a white dwarf steals helium …
Keck Observatory Showcases Local Artist’s Work

Keck Observatory Showcases Local Artist’s Work

KAMUELA, HI—Laurie Goldstein, a resident of North Kohala, will present a mixed media art show, entitled “Universe in Color” at …
Goldstein to showcase art at Keck Observatory

Goldstein to showcase art at Keck Observatory

Laurie Goldstein, an artist in North Kohala, created her first work of art at age five. With a cardboard tracing …