#Zwicky Transient Facility

Keck Observatory astronomers take part in discovery of early universe supernova

A groundbreaking discovery of the first-ever spatially resolved superluminous supernova offers a rare look at a stellar cataclysm from the early universe.

Unusual two-faced white dwarf star discovered with help from W. M. Keck Observatory on Big Island’s Maunakea

There’s a dead star out there in the universe that is double-dealing with its composition. Nothing nefarious, but it is a first for the cosmic family of stars to which it belongs.

Seeing quadruple: Rare gravitational lensing warps light from explosion of distant dying star

With the help of an observatory atop Maunakea on the Big Island, a team of astronomers were able to capture a bizarre quadruple image of the supernova dubbed “SN Zwicky.”