#Milky Way

Astronomers discover ancient star system orbiting around Milky Way using telescopes atop Mauna Kea

This system consists of just 60 stars that are over 10 billion years old, all bound by their own gravity and maybe even dark matter, according to a press release from the W.M. Keck Observatory.

Big Island telescope essential in discovery of the first extragalactic star candidate found near a supermassive black hole in Milky Way

Stars of various origins come together to form one galaxy. There may be stars born outside the Milky Way galaxy near our solar system.

Scientists find 2 giant black holes ‘dining together’ using Maunakea observatory data

The study about the black holes is published in the Jan. 9, 2023 issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters and presented in a press conference at the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Seattle, Wash. 

Rocky Planet Discovered Orbiting Ancient Star

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

Astronomers on Maunakea Discover New Objects in Galaxy

Astronomers from UCLA and W. M. Keck Observatory discovered four more bizarre objects near the Milky Way galaxy’s supermassive black hole.

Astronomers See Brightest Light in 24 Years

The enormous black hole at the center of the galaxy is having an unusually large meal of interstellar gas and dust, and researchers don’t yet understand why.

Cosmic Events Topic of Free Talk

Keck Observatory presents an Astronomy Talk with Pieter Van Dokkum, the Divisional Director of Physical Sciences and Engineering at Yale University.

Cosmic Space Invaders or Victims of Galactic Eviction?

(MPIA) announces that an international team of astronomers has made a surprising discovery about the birthplace of groups of stars.