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Keck Observatory’s Interferometer Takes Closer look at Supermassive Black Holes
MAUNA KEA, HI—Astronomers at the W. M. Keck Observatory are using a technique called interferometry to provide new information about …
First of its Kind Superbright Supernova
Berkeley, Calif. – A discovery of an extraordinarily bright, extraordinarily long-lasting supernova named SN 2007bi turns out to be the …
A Galactic “fossil” in the core of the Milky Way
KAMUELA, HI—Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory and the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope have identified two distinct …
Rapid Supernova Could be New Class of Exploding Star
BERKELEY, CA—An unusual supernova rediscovered in seven-year-old data taken at the W. M. Keck Observatory and Lick Observatory may be …
A New View of the Moon
KAMUELA, HI—On Oct. 9, astronomers at the W. M. Keck Observatory used the Keck II telescope to search for water …
Keck Interferometer Nuller Spots Double Dust Cloud
KAMUELA, Hawaii (Sept. 24, 2009) — Linking the twin, 10-meter telescopes in Hawaii, astronomers at the W. M. Keck Observatory …
Jupiter Adds a Feature
Mauna Kea, Hawai’i — Jupiter’s got a brand new mark. Something slammed into the gas giant leaving a dark bruise …
New Method Finds Most Distant Supernovae
Mauna Kea, Hawai’i—Astronomers have yet again rewritten the record books for discovering the most distant supernovae. Using Hawaii’s W. M …
Exoplanet’s Tilted Orbit Challenges Theories of Planet Formation
An international team of astronomers has discovered an exoplanet whose orbit is steeply tilted from the plane of the star’s …
Enceladus Shows Little Sodium Leaving Scientists Questioning Existence of Underground Ocean
One of Saturn’s moons, Enceladus, appears to be missing some sodium. The new observations made at the W. M. Keck …
Keck Laser Helps Astronomers Probe the Nature of Massive Galaxies in the Early Universe
PASADENA, Calif.—Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory have discovered distant galaxies as massive as the Milky Way yet ten …
Berkeley Astronomers Lift Shroud on Dark Gamma Ray Bursts
PASADENA, Calif.—Astronomers using the Keck telescopes may have solved the mystery of dark gamma ray bursts—intense flashes of X-ray and …