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James Webb Space Telescope and the W.M. Keck Observatory captured new images of Saturn's moon Titan in November 2022. Credit: ...
Using data from the Keck Cosmic Web Imager, an animation has been created that "reveals a 3-D slice through a network of hydrogen gas filaments that crisscross the spaces between galaxies," according ...
A distant supernova exposed elements from a star’s core. The result reshapes ideas of how massive stars evolve. According to long-standing theory, stars are built in layers like onions, with each ...
A new discovery could help retain funding for the observatory amid potential federal funding cuts in fiscal year 2026. Hawaii's Most Admired Leaders Join us in celebrating the 3rd Annual Hawaii's Most ...
A supernova blast 2.2 billion light-years from Earth has given astronomers a deeper view into a star's centre than ever ...
Astronomers have seen a lot of stars explode, but one unusual stellar death is forcing them to rethink what they thought they ...
Researchers observed a supernova in progress that showed the onion-like structure of elements in stars, and the explosion may belong to a class of its own ...
Jupiter-like planet 8 UMi b, named Halla, orbits its host red giant star Baekdu closely. The red giant's merger with a white ...
This illustration provided by W.M. Keck Observatory depicts the insides of an exploding star. (Adam Makarenko/W. M. Keck Observatory via AP) This illustration provided by W.M. Keck Observatory depicts ...
The collapsing star's outermost layers of hydrogen and helium had peeled away long ago, which wasn't surprising. But the star ...
Reading are playing a vital role this week in an important NASA mission to photograph Jupiter.   Dr James O’Donoghue and a team ...
An artist’s illustration depicts silicon, argon and sulfur releasing from a massive star. - Adam Makarenko/W. M. Keck Observatory Astronomers have observed what they are calling a new type of ...