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Surprisingly Young Galaxy Breaks Low-Oxygen Record
Rare, Extremely Metal-Poor Nearby Galaxy Discovered With Machine Learning Maunakea, Hawaii – Astronomers using two Maunakea Observatories – Subaru Telescope …
Maunakea Observatories’ Quick Reflexes Capture Fleeting Flash
The International Gemini Observatory and W. M. Keck Observatory Catch Short Gamma-Ray Burst Within Hours Maunakea, Hawai‘i – Astronomers have …
Monster Black Hole Found in the Early Universe
The Second-most Distant Quasar Ever Discovered Now Has a Hawaiian Name Maunakea, Hawai‘i – Astronomers have discovered the second-most distant …
Astronomers Find Cosmic Golden Needle Buried for Two Decades; Discovery Sheds New Light on Famous Einstein Ring
Social Distance Science Made Possible with Public W. M. Keck Observatory and NASA Archive Data Maunakea, Hawaii – Determined to …
Zooming in on the Origins of Fast Radio Bursts
Maunakea, Hawaii – Astronomers have peered into the home galaxies of fast radio bursts, ruling out supermassive black holes as …
The ‘Cow’ Mystery Strikes Back: Two More Rare, Explosive Events Captured
Discoveries Reveal New Class of Fast Blue Optical Transient Events Maunakea, Hawaii – The ‘Cow’ is not alone; with the …
Astronomers See ‘Cosmic Ring of Fire,’ 11 Billion Years Ago
Unusual Galaxy Prompts Researchers to Rethink How Structures in the Universe Form Maunakea, Hawaii – Astronomers have captured an image …
Astronomers Confirm Existence of Two Giant Newborn Planets in PDS 70 System
New Direct Images Captured with W. M. Keck Observatory’s Upgraded Adaptive Optics System Lead to First Independent Confirmation of PDS …
Hawaii Astronomers Help Decipher Rhythm Among Young Stars
Maunakea, Hawaii – By “listening” to the “beating hearts” of stars, an international team of astronomers, including researchers from the …
Newly Discovered Exoplanet Dethrones Former King of Kepler-88 Planetary System
Hawaii Astronomer Discovers Massive Extrasolar Planet with Maunakea Telescope Maunakea, Hawaii – Our solar system has a king. The planet …
Astronomers Catch Rare Eclipse of a Double Brown Dwarf System
Maunakea, Hawaii – Astronomers working on “first light” data from a newly commissioned telescope in Chile made a chance discovery …
Distant Giant Planets Form Differently Than ‘Failed Stars’
Maunakea, Hawaii – A team of astronomers led by Brendan Bowler of The University of Texas at Austin has probed …
