W. M. Keck Observatory
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W. M. Keck Observatory operates among the most scientifically impactful telescopes on Earth on Maunakea, Hawai'i.
Kamuela, Hawaii
Joined December 2010
👏👏👏Hoʻomaikaʻi to Keck observer Kareem El-Badry on being named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow @kjb_astro @Caltech
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🌋Episode 34 of the ongoing eruption within Halemaʻumaʻu Crater @Volcanoes_NPS as seen by the Keck Cloud Cam, providing a sense of wonder and appreciation for our place in the universe.🔭💫 #keckobservatory #maunakea #astronomy
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Jacques Sebag has joined our Observatory ʻohana as Chief Engineer & Operations Officer. Sebag will lead engineering and operations to ensure safe, sustainable, and high-performing observatory systems now and into the future. 👉 https://t.co/p8tWH0up4h
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Akamai alum Jake Taylor (’25) + Engineer Ellie O’Brien are repping Maunakea Observatories at today’s UH Mānoa Engineering Career Expo! @uhmanoa We’re building Hawai‘i’s STEM future through internships, hands-on training + outreach 🌺🔭 #KeckObservatory #UHManoa #STEMCareers
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Brightest ever Fast Radio Burst to date provides clues to its origin with the help of Keck Observatory https://t.co/aPpAEBXfHK
#astronomy #keckobservatory
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📣NASA-Keck Call For Proposals for semester 2026A (Feb. 1-July 31, 2026)! US-based astronomers may request @keckobservatory time—in any area of astrophysics or planetary science supporting NASA missions or science goals—by 4pm PDT Sept. 11, 2025. https://t.co/thjKKv14rJ
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✨SN 2021yfj isn’t your ordinary supernova. 2.2 billion light-years away, its explosion revealed only heavy elements—silicon, sulfur, argon—exposing a star’s inner core for the first time. 🎦credit: W. M. Keck Observatory / Adam Makarenko https://t.co/6YF3KPBhdG
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To ‘Infinity’ and Beyond – A Look at a Newborn Black Hole - Discovery of "Infinity" galaxy provides evidence of a new pathway for black hole formation https://t.co/qAF9C6lKea
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🚨 Cosmic cameo alert! 🚨 On the latest Shadow the Scientists: @bryce_bolin (Eureka Scientific) teamed up with Keck superstars Leo Alcorn, Matt Wahl & Josh Walawender to catch a rare guest from the galactic beyond: Comet 3I/ATLAS! Only the third known interstellar object to
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🚨 An international team of astronomers discovered the source of a fast x-ray transient in a supernova’s ‘trapped’ jet, tracing it to a massive stellar explosion. 🔭 👉 https://t.co/nbtExaa7OE
@northwesternu @uolpressoffice
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🌌 Astronomers incld. @BenShappee used data from Keck Observatory to discover the most energetic cosmic explosions discovered to date. Introducing ENTs: colossal cosmic events where massive stars are torn apart by supermassive black holes, releasing unprecedented energy. Discover
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Congrats to our galactic colleague @NASAHubble - what an incredible 35 years it has been! "The scientific combination of Keck Observatory and #Hubble over their lifetimes is one of the most powerful ever made in astronomy." - John O'Meara, Chief Scientist.
Thirty-five never looked better! Take a tour through Hubble's 35th anniversary images, narrated by senior project scientist Dr. Jennifer Wiseman. Explore more here: https://t.co/gJl1BXffdJ
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Meet FCC 224: a dwarf galaxy lacking dark matter, challenging conventional galaxy formation models. Could it be that #galaxies have more variety in how they form and evolve than previously thought? 👉 https://t.co/4CWsTYvph7 📷:@NASAHubble
#astronomy #maunakeaobservatory #hawaii
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🚨Newly discovered #Asteroid2024YR4 may be headed for the Moon—and it's no ordinary space rock. Astronomers using Keck Observatory have determined the physical properties & potential origin🤯What & where?👉🔗 https://t.co/TduOc4Ae5Y 📽️ W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko
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Evidence from Keck Observatory confirms WR 104 is not a “Death Star,” proving what astronomers have suspected for years. Its orbit is tilted 30-40 degrees away from us, sparing Earth from a potential gamma-ray burst👉 https://t.co/8B9B4BepNn 📽️W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko
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The dynamic duo Keck Observatory & @NASAHubble helped researchers discover something curious in the solar system's Kuiper Belt... 🔭 https://t.co/uuzs9szgNn Galactic Triplets, perhaps?
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Be still, my Tombaugh Regio! Pluto’s heart-shaped feature makes it easy to love—but wait, didn’t we help demote Pluto? 🤔"Pluto went from the smallest, oddball planet to the largest, best-studied, and first of a new class. That’s a promotion!" - Josh Walawender, Staff Astronomer.
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W. M. Keck Observatory appoints T. Ilihia Gionson as First Chief of Public Affairs - E komo mai! @eeleeheeah
https://t.co/CcrsFo6jGe
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Keck Observatory and @NASAHubble have captured a cosmic bullseye! The gargantuan galaxy LEDA 1313424 is rippling with nine star-filled rings after an “arrow” shot through its heart. But what's to blame? 👉 https://t.co/cHYgNiyAFl 👀
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