Phenomenon Friday 🎆 There’s normal (“baryonic”) matter, and then there’s me. Because I’m invisible, emitting no light or energy, I am a mystery - no one knows what I am made of. But scientists infer I exist based on the gravitational effect I appear to have on visible matter,…

Check out the solar eclipse as captured by Keckies this morning 🤩 Enjoy these shots from several of our employees who witnessed this amazing celestial show first-hand, from here in Hawaiʻi to various locations around the U.S.:
1. Eduardo Marin from Waimea, Hawai‘i Island
2.…

LOOK UP: With safety solar eclipse glasses only! Early tomorrow morning Hawaiʻi time, parts of Mexico and North America will have the opportunity to experience totality as the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, blocking sunlight. From Hawaiʻi, we’ll only see a partial…

Phenomenon Friday 🎆 I’m one of the biggest mysteries in physics, an “anti-gravity” force that could explain why the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate. No one knows exactly what I am, other than the effect my energy has on the universe. Scientists estimate I make up…

Join us for an astronomy talk at Kahilu in Waimea starring Dr. Nadia Drake, a science journalist who’s written for National Geographic, New York Times, Scientific American and more. She will discuss the Drake Equation – a formula for calculating the probability of detectable…

On this day in 1976, astronomer Sir Patrick Moore made an announcement on BBC Radio 2 that made people jump. He told listeners that Jupiter and Pluto would align in a way that would temporarily reduce Earth’s gravity, and if folks jumped at exactly 9:47 a.m., they’d experience a…

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Phenomenon Friday 🎆 I’m a large web-like structure consisting of filaments of gas that connect galaxies. My wispy strands appear to supply galaxies with the gas they need to create stars. I snake my way across the darkest parts of space, so I am extremely difficult to detect…

Spotted from Hawaiʻi: A tiny, ancient star system orbiting our galaxy - the faintest, lowest-mass Milky Way satellite ever discovered and possibly one of the most dark matter-dominated systems known. Data from two Maunakea Observatories - W. M. Keck Observatory and CFHT – plus the…

SN 2023ixf: From the final stages of its red supergiant life to its explosive death, Weizmann Institute scientists assemble 'the most complete portrait of a supernova ever' 👉 keckobservatory.org/sn2023ixf

Join us for Waimea Food Truck Friday, March 29th starting at 4 pm at our W. M. Keck Observatory headquarters in Waimea town! There will be an Easter Egg giveaway sponsored by CFHT. Plus, help support Puʻukī Volleyball Club - they will be at the event to fundraise for their…

Today we celebrate Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, born on this day 153 years ago. Known as Ke Aliʻi Makaʻāinana (Prince of the People), he is well-known for helping to improve the lives of Hawaiʻi’s people. Among his many achievements - establishing the Hawaiian Civic Club,…

LOOK UP: Tonight, check out the Moon and see a subtle lunar eclipse as it passes through Earth’s outer shadow, called the penumbra. Because the penumbra is lighter and fainter - just like the outer part of your shadow - the Moon will appear to slightly darken. The penumbral lunar…

Tonight, from 8:30-9:30 pm your local time, is the #BiggestHourForEarth 🌎 This grassroots movement started in Australia to encourage people around the globe to show our home planet some aloha. Your contribution doesn’t have to fall within this hour. Any time dedicated to Earth…

Phenomenon Friday 🎆 I’m radiation that exists throughout the universe. You can’t see me with your naked eye because I’m so cold, nearly -460 °F! But scientists have been able to map me because I’m visible in the microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Emerging just after…