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Cosmic Web Lights Up in the Darkness of Space
09/28/2023

Cosmic Web Lights Up in the Darkness of Space

Whitney Clavin
Keck Cosmic Web Imager offers best glimpse yet of the filamentous network that connects galaxies
3-D picture of the cosmic web.
On the Road to Spotting Alien Life
09/08/2023

On the Road to Spotting Alien Life

Whitney Clavin
Planning is underway for NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory.
Artist's concept of an Earth-like planet in the habitable zone of its star.
Two-Faced Star Exposed
07/19/2023

Two-Faced Star Exposed

Whitney Clavin
Unusual white dwarf star is made of hydrogen on one side and helium on the other.
This artist's concept shows the two-faced white dwarf nicknamed Janus. The blue-tinted dead cinder of a star, which was once a star like our sun, is composed primarily of hydrogen on one side and helium on the other (the hydrogen side appears brighter).
Breaking Ground on the Quantum World
06/27/2023

Breaking Ground on the Quantum World

Ann Motrunich
A new interdisciplinary laboratory will probe the nature of space and time.
A duotoned green montage includes quantum physics experimental equipment, images related to fundamental physics and astrophysics, and a preliminary building concept.
New Keck Observatory Instrument Sets Its Sights on Turtle Nebula
06/12/2023

New Keck Observatory Instrument Sets Its Sights on Turtle Nebula

Whitney Clavin
Imaging spectrograph will trace cosmic gas in exquisite detail.
The Keck and Subaru observatories atop Maunakea summit in Hawaiʻi.
Astronomers Discover Extremely Warped Supernova
06/12/2023

Astronomers Discover Extremely Warped Supernova

Ivona Kostadinova, ZTF
Rare supernova find will help probe distribution of matter in galaxies
The four, duplicated images of SN Zwicky are seen here, observed at the highest possible resolution with the W.M. Keck Observatory. The surroundings are observed at a lower resolution.
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope Removal Update
06/02/2023

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope Removal Update

Caltech will disassemble the mirror from the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory and remove it in pieces this summer.
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
LIGO Ready to Explore Secrets of the Universe
05/24/2023

LIGO Ready to Explore Secrets of the Universe

Global network of gravitational-wave detectors starts next observing run
aerial photo of the LIGO facility in Livingston, Lousiana
Star Eats Planet, Brightens Dramatically
05/03/2023

Star Eats Planet, Brightens Dramatically

Whitney Clavin
ZTF and NEOWISE spot evidence for the first known case of a star engulfing its planet.
Artwork of a planet skimming the surface of a star.
India Approves Construction of Its Own LIGO
04/17/2023

India Approves Construction of Its Own LIGO

Whitney Clavin
LIGO-India will greatly improve the localization of sources of gravitational waves.
A rendering of the LIGO India site in the state of Maharashtra.
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