Astronomy

Astronomers have discovered the smallest and most massive white dwarf ever seen.

An international team of astronomers has captured the very first evidence of a new type of supernova.

As a particular NEO moves about the sun, its orbit may occasionally bring it to where it can be observed from Earth, but sometimes that window of opportunity may only be a few days.

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Two astronomers in WM Keck Observatory ‘Ohana are among recipients of this year’s American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Newcomb Cleveland Prize for work on their fast radio burst (FRB) study.

Astronomers have discovered the most distant quasar ever found using several Maunakea Observatories.

University of Hawai‘i astronomers using the WM Keck Observatory on Maunakea have discovered an ancient rocky planet in Earth’s home galaxy.

Astronomers have uncovered the 16-year-old mystery surrounding the Blue Ring Nebula – an unusual, large, faint blob of gas with a star at its center.

Astronomers have discovered the brightest infrared light from a short gamma-ray burst ever seen, with a bizarre glow that is more luminous than previously thought was possible.

Astronomers used observations from a radio telescope and a pair of observatories on Maunakea to discover a cold brown dwarf, also known as a “super planet” or “failed star.”

Astronomers have discovered that massive galaxies were already much more mature in the early universe than previously expected, astronomers announced Tuesday.

Astronomers have discovered a massive star cluster in the Andromeda Galaxy, the closest large galaxy to our Milky Way, that is anemic.

The newly upgraded adaptive optics (AO) system on W.M. Keck Observatory’s Keck II telescope now features the first infrared pyramid wavefront sensor available for scientific use.

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With the help of citizen scientists, astrophysicists have discovered about 100 cool worlds in the Sun’s neighborhood. They’re brown dwarfs, sometimes referred to as “failed stars,” which are objects that are more massive than planets but lighter than stars.

A galaxy in the constellation Hercules that only recently started making stars has broken the record for having the lowest level of oxygen ever seen in a young galaxy.

An asteroid discovered on July 20 by the University of Hawaiʻi’s Pan-STARRS1 telescope atop Haleakalā will make a close pass of Earth today.

A staff astronomer at the W.M. Keck Observatory captured video of the Comet NEOWISE from Mauna Loa.

Astronomers have discovered the second-most distant confirmed short gamma-ray burst (SGRB) ever studied using two Maunakea Observatories, the W. M. Keck Observatory and the international Gemini Observatory.

An immense cosmic structure discovered by astronomers has been dubbed the South Pole Wall.