Cosmic Matters
“I Am Oz, The Great and Powerful…”
When the Wizard of Oz roared that line, he was hidden behind a curtain. He knew all too well that …
Weight-Watchers Guide to the Universe: Obese Galaxies Aren’t Dieting
Humans are not alone in their struggle against an increasing waistline. Astronomers believe that galaxies too put on weight throughout …
NSF Awards $1.72 Million to Improve Keck I Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics
This image shows the Keck I laser, which is part of the telescope’s Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics system. The …
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! editor at large Julia Steele visits the Keck Observatory and stands in front of the 10-meter Keck II …
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
If you think washing the mirrors and windows in your home is a daunting task, imagine cleaning two of the …
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
University of Hawaiʻi photographer R. David Beales won Best in Show at the University Photographers Association of America, or UPAA, …
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 …
Discovery Channel features Keck Observatory
The Keck II telescope’s Laser Guide Star fires into the night sky. Credit: Sarah Anderson.Black Holes, the most powerful destroyers …
New Children’s Book Explores the Hunt for Other Worlds
Vicki Oransky Wittenstein, author of Planet Hunter, stands in front of the Keck telescope. Credit: Sarah Anderson.Planet Hunter: Geoff Marcy …
