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![A Black Hole Triggers a Premature Supernova](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MergerSupernovaArtwork.original.png)
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](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/wImageMain.jpg)
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](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Brown-Dwarf-med-res-1-scaled.jpg)
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](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/wHR-8799-Planets.jpg)
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](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/H265435-Teardrop-Star.jpg)
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](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/wCMP_nature_whitedwarf_vs_moon_edit_v01.jpg)
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](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Photos.jpg)
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](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/supernova1-800x533-1.jpeg)
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 …
![30-year Stellar Survey Cracks Mysteries of Galaxy's Giant Planets](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AndrewHoward-PlanetaryCensus-1440x1060pxls.jpg)
30-year Stellar Survey Cracks Mysteries of Galaxy’s Giant Planets
Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Current and former astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have wrapped up a …
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Seeing Quadruple
Machine-learning Methods Lead to Discovery of Rare “Quadruply Imaged Quasars” That Can Help Solve Cosmological Puzzles Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – With …
![The Most Distant Radio Beacon in the Early Universe](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MPIA-PR_Banados_Quasar_2021_Fig1-1-scaled.jpg)
The Most Distant Radio Beacon in the Early Universe
Astronomers Discover the Most Distant Radio-loud Quasar Currently Known Maunakea, Hawaii – An international team of astronomers has pinpointed the …
![A ‘super-puff’ planet like no other](https://www.keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WASP-107.jpg)
A ‘super-puff’ planet like no other
An Université de Montréal-led team of astronomers discovers that the core mass of exoplanet WASP-107b is much lower than previously …