The W. M. Keck Observatory has received a $1.72 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to design the first near-infrared tip-tilt sensor used to correct for the turbulence in Earth’s ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA--Astronomers have used powerful adaptive optics technology at the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii to reveal the precise locations and environments of a pair of supermassive black holes ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Adaptive optics technology can remove the blurring effect of the Earth’s atmosphere that has long plagued astronomers, allowing ground-based telescopes to achieve a clarity of vision ...

The W. M. Keck Observatory and ALPAO have announced that they are partnering to develop an adaptive optics system for the Keck II 10-meter telescope, located on Maunakea, Hawaii. The firms are working ...

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast SDF Number 292 Issued at 2200Z on 19 Oct 2023 Chandra X-ray Observatory X_Ray View Of The Galactic Center Want the latest space news?

LIVERMORE, Calif. – Astronomers have discovered the exact location and makeup of a pair of supermassive black holes at the center of a collision of two galaxies more than 300 million light years away.

Decades ago, Einstein predicted the existence of something he didn’t believe in — black holes. Ever since then, people have been trying to get a glimpse of these collapsed stars that represent the ...

the zone where the famed constellation of Orion gets zapped with ultraviolet (UV) radiation from massive young stars. W. M. Keck Observatory Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Hawaiʻi Island ...

Nelson also will deliver the 1995 Heineman Prize Lecture, "The Keck Observatory: Challenges and Promise," at 11:40 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 15, in the Allegheny I and II rooms, Pittsburgh Vista Hotel.

Astronomers have used powerful adaptive optics technology at the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii to reveal the precise locations and environments of a pair of supermassive black holes at the center ...