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Keck Observatory on Maunakea spots biggest pair of black hole jets ever seen
The jet megastructure dates to a time when our universe was 6.3 billion years old, or less than half its present age of 13.8 billion years.
Decommissioning of Caltech Submillimeter Observatory on Mauna Kea complete
Last fall, the telescope was removed and this spring and summer all buildings on the site were removed, the foundation demolished, and active restoration of the site was undertaken in accordance with approved plans and permits.
Big Island’s W. M. Keck Observatory captures images of cosmic web
New results from the Keck Cosmic Web Imager, or KCWI, which was designed by Caltech’s Edward C. Stone Professor of Physics Christopher Martin and his team, are the first to show direct light emitted by the largest and most hidden portion of the cosmic web: the crisscrossing wispy filaments that stretch across the darkest corners of space between galaxies. The KCWI instrument is based at the W. M. Keck Observatory atop Maunakea on the Big Island.
‘Death Star’ gobbles up planet, offering glimpse of Earth’s fate in 5 billion years
With the help of the W. M. Keck Observatory atop Maunakea on the Big Island, astronomers for the first time have observed direct evidence for a scenario they already knew happens throughout the universe — an aging star engulfing planets on inner orbits around it.
Saddle Road is shutting down to remove Maunakea observatory. But when?
The goal of early notification, before dates are fixed, is to seek feedback on potential conflicts with other activities.
Maunakea observatory spies aurorae on Jupiter’s moons
This is the first time scientists have detected new colors – or wavelengths – of aurora at Jupiter’s moons, which help determine what their atmospheres are made up of.
HPA to Host 37 Universities at Summer College Fair
Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy (HPA) will be the host of the 2018 College Horizons program, which includes a college fair on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, that is free and open to the public.
Lassner: TMT is the Last
In a letter to Department of Land and Natural Resources Chair Suzanne Case, University of Hawai’i President David Lassner re-confirms that the Thirty Meter Telescope is the last on new soil atop Mauna Kea.
