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KECK AND SPITZER FIND FIRST STARS IN DISTANT GALAXIES
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (April 2nd, 2005) Astronomers have used the Keck, Spitzer and Hubble telescopes to catch the light coming …
KECK IMAGES OF TITAN BEFORE THIRD CASSINI FLY-BY
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (February 16th, 2005) Images of Titan taken February 15, 2005 just 23 minutes before the Cassini spacecraft’s …
SATURN’S STRANGE HOT SPOT
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (February 4th, 2005) Astronomers using the Keck I telescope in Hawaii are learning much more about a …
HUYGENS PROBE ARRIVES AT TITAN
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (January 14th, 2005) The Huygens probe impacted Titan’s atmosphere at 09:06 GMT Friday morning, with an expected …
DIVINING THE SOURCE OF THE WATER-FOUNTAIN NEBULA
SAN DIEGO, California (January 13th, 2005) New, very high-resolution (false-color) images of a dying star IRAS16342-3814 (hereafter the Water-Fountain Nebula) …
KECK LASER CAPTURES NEW VIEW OF DISTANT COLLIDING GALAXIES
SAN DIEGO, California (January 12th, 2005) For the first time, astronomers have been able to combine the deepest optical images …
NEW CLOUDS ADD TO TITAN’S MYSTERY
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (December 15th, 2004) Using adaptive optics on the Keck II and Gemini North telescopes on Mauna Kea, …
POLARIZED SUNGLASSES LET ASTRONOMERS TAKE CLOSER LOOK AT BLACK HOLES
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (November 11th, 2004) An international team led by an Edinburgh astronomer have discovered that by studying polarised …
KECK PICTURES OF URANUS SHOW BEST VIEW FROM THE GROUND
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (November 10th, 2004) Observations of Uranus conducted at the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii are surprising …
MYSTERY OBJECT NEITHER STAR NOR BROWN DWARF
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (October 5th, 2004) Astronomers using the Keck II and Gemini North telescopes on Mauna Kea have peered …
LASER VISION GIVES NEW EYES TO KECK TELESCOPE
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (September 17th, 2004) The Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics system at the W. M. Keck Observatory is …
HAWAII SELECTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (September 8th, 2004) Hawaii has been selected as one of 13 national sites for the Journey through …
