Who knew there were so many moving parts to operate a telescope? This is a great behind the scenes video…
On Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, Keck Observatory will be hosting a live webcast of an astronomy talk by Dr. Tom…
A new-found planet is in a ‘just-right’ location around its star where liquid water could possibly exist on the planet’s…
[/caption] Looking back in time with some of our best telescopes, astronomers have found one of the most distant and…
[/caption] Is there any place in space which hasn't been affected by time? The answer is yes. Thanks to some…
[/caption] Astronomers have taken a step closer to finding out how planetary systems form with the discovery of the 'youngest’…
[/caption] The confessed (and remorseless) "Pluto Killer" Mike Brown has turned his gaze – and the 10-meter telescope at the…
[/caption] For about 300 nights out of the year, Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii is one of…
[/caption] Among one of the first exoplanet systems imaged was HR 8799. In 2008, a team led by Christian Marois…
[/caption] An enticing new extrasolar planet found using the Keck Observatory in Hawaii is just three times the mass of…