A new study has revealed that a small, cold exoplanet orbiting a star visible from Earth at a similar temperature to our Sun ...

Many people have heard of the Keck Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope, but few realize just how many powerful ...

The odd atmosphere of a fledgling exoplanet is causing astronomers to question leading theories of how planets form.

The Keck telescopes were built over three decades ago, and many of the parts, including the problematic servo amps, are no longer made. Accumulated wear and tear from constant use and repeated ...

Earlier this year a simple indicator LED brought the Keck 1 telescope, a 370 tons mass, to a halting stop. How exactly did an LED do this? Simple: it did nothing. As it so happens, [Andrew Cooper ...

The TMT will be like a goliath version of Keck, currently the largest optical/infrared telescope with its twin 33-foot mirrors. Comprised of hundreds of segments, the TMT's composite mirror will ...

The scientific understanding of planetary formation has evolved in the years since scientists discovered the first exoplanets ...

Three of today’s largest telescopes—Gemini North, Subaru, and Keck—stand within hailing distance of one another atop the nearly 14,000-foot peak of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea, an inactive volcano.

The Kepler Space telescope was built to hunt the universe for planets, with the hopes of finding other Earth-like worlds where alien life might exist. The telescope searches for the faint dimming ...