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Astronomers Witness a Dying Star Reach Its Explosive End
Two Hawai’i Telescopes Capture a Massive Star Moments Before Going Supernova Haleakalā and Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – For the very first …
Rocky Exoplanets Are Even Stranger Than We Thought
A New Astrogeology Study Suggests That Most Nearby Rocky Exoplanets Are Quite Unlike Anything in Our Solar System Maunakea, Hawaiʻi …
Infant Planet Discovered by UH-Led Team Using Maunakea Telescopes
Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – One of the youngest planets ever found around a distant infant star has been discovered by an …
A Crystal Ball Into Our Solar System’s Future
Giant Gas Planet Orbiting a Dead Star Gives Glimpse Into the Predicted Aftermath of our Sun’s Demise Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – …
A Black Hole Triggers a Premature Supernova
The first observation of a brand-new kind of supernova had been predicted by theorists but never before confirmed Maunakea, Hawaiʻi …
Observatories Assemble: NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Joins W. M. Keck Observatory and Japan’s Hisaki Satellite to Solve “Energy Crisis” on Jupiter
Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Sitting more than five times the distance from the Sun as Earth, Jupiter is not expected to …
Astronomers Probe Layer-Cake Structure of Brown Dwarf’s Atmosphere
Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Jupiter may be the bully planet of our solar system because it’s the most massive planet, but …
HR 8799 Super-Jupiters’ Days Measured for the First Time, Gives a New Spin on Unraveling Planet Formation Mystery
W. M. Keck Observatory Planet Imager and Characterizer Instrument Delivers First Science, Capturing Spin Measurements of HR 8799 Exoplanets Maunakea, …
Teardrop Star Reveals Hidden Supernova Doom
Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers have made the rare sighting of two stars spiraling to their doom by spotting the tell-tale …
A White Dwarf Living on the Edge
Astronomers Have Identified A White Dwarf So Massive That It Might Collapse Maunakea and Haleakala, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers have discovered …
Abnormally High Alcohol and Mystery Heat Source Detected on Comet Wirtanen
Study Reveals Latest Details of Comet 46P/Wirtanen’s Chemical Composition Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Comet 46P/Wirtanen was releasing an unusual amount of …
New, Third Type of Supernova Observed
Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – An international team of astronomers has captured the very first evidence of a new type of supernova …
