Keck Observatory
Potential ‘Goldilocks’ Planet Found
A new-found planet is in a ‘just-right’ location around its star where liquid water could possibly exist on the planet’s…
A Star-Making Blob from the Cosmic Dawn
[/caption] Looking back in time with some of our best telescopes, astronomers have found one of the most distant and…
Keck Observatory Locates Two Clouds Of Pristine Gas From The Beginning of Time
[/caption] Is there any place in space which hasn't been affected by time? The answer is yes. Thanks to some…
“Baby” Planet Caught in the Act of Forming
[/caption] Astronomers have taken a step closer to finding out how planetary systems form with the discovery of the 'youngest’…
“Pluto-Killer” Sets Sights on Neptune
[/caption] The confessed (and remorseless) "Pluto Killer" Mike Brown has turned his gaze – and the 10-meter telescope at the…
Behind the Scenes at the Keck Observatory
[/caption] For about 300 nights out of the year, Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii is one of…
First Four Exoplanet System Imaged
[/caption] Among one of the first exoplanet systems imaged was HR 8799. In 2008, a team led by Christian Marois…
New Earth-sized Exoplanet is in Star’s Habitable Zone
[/caption] An enticing new extrasolar planet found using the Keck Observatory in Hawaii is just three times the mass of…
Young Exoplanet is Cloudy With a Chance of Heat Waves
[/caption] Back in 2008, the first multi-planet system of extrasolar planets was imaged, and further study of the planets in…