W.M. Keck Observatory
Astronomers Solve the Mystery of the Famed Brown Dwarf That is Too Bright: It’s Twins!
In 1995, Caltech researchers at the Institute's Palomar Observatory first observed what appeared to be a brown dwarf orbiting Gliese…
Astronomers See the Same Supernova Four Times Thanks to a Gravitational Lens
Thanks to a well-placed gravitational lens, a team of astronomers was able to observe a supernova four times!
A Very Young Star is Forming Near the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
An international team of astronomers spotted a young, massive star orbiting very close to Sagittarius A*, which was previously thought…
A Mysterious Blob Near the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole Might Finally Have an Explanation
New research from UCLA's Galactic Center Group has found an explanation for the mysterious "blob" (X7) at the center of…
Watch This 12-Year Timelapse of Exoplanets Orbiting Their Star
Back in 2008, astronomers made a big announcement: for the first time, they had taken pictures of a multi-planet solar…
Astronomers Capture a Direct Image of a Brown Dwarf
The field of exoplanet photography is just getting underway, with astronomers around the world striving to capture clear images of…
Interstellar Comet Borisov is About to Make its Closest Approach to Earth
A team of astronomers from Yale have taken the clearest picture of the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov to date, showcasing its…
A Fast Radio Burst has Finally Been Traced Back to its Source: the Outskirts of a Galaxy 4 Billion Light-Years Away
An Australian-led research effort has managed to pinpoint the location of the first non-repeating Fast Radio Burst, which could have…
There are Strange Objects Near the Center of the Galaxy. They Look Like Gas, but Behave Like Stars
Using 12 years of data from the W.M. Keck Observatory, a team of astronomers discovered mystery objects near the center…
Did the Milky Way Steal These Stars or Kick Them Out of the Galaxy?
A new study by an international team of astronomers has determined that stars in the Milky Way's halo actually formed…