Astronomers on Mauna Kea found the first space object on which NASA’s Roman Space Telescope can test its imaging technology. A new “massive planet ” also was found, the W.M. Keck Observatory said in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers at W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea discovered “the clearest evidence yet that a supermassive black hole can ...

Today, UCLA astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory reported the discovery of a remarkable star that orbits the enormous black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy in a blistering ...

HONOLULUJ (KHON2) — Astronomers at W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea have uncovered new insights about 2024 YR4. This is an Earth-crossing asteroid first spotted in December 2024. Their findings ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Astronomers at the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea discovered clear evidence that a supermassive black hole can reshape a galaxy, the observatory announced on Jan. 8. The ...

A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. See W.M. Keck Observatory imagery of X7 ...

James Webb Space Telescope and the W.M. Keck Observatory captured new images of Saturn's moon Titan. Credit: NASA/STScI/W. M.

Rich Matsuda is the first Hawai‘i-born director of the W. M. Keck Observatory. For him, the title carries both responsibility and opportunity.“In one sense it doesn’t matter, shouldn’t matter, there’s ...