Congratulations to our brilliant colleagues at NASA for recently achieving 6,000 exoplanets discovered! We are honored to play a role in this pivotal research and look forward to further collaboration as we expand our understanding of the diversity and nature of other worlds.

Meet SN 2021yfj, a rare “stripped-to-the-bone” supernova, providing the first, direct look inside a dying star. 🌌 This discovery was made possible through the collective efforts of researchers around the world, with Keck Observatory data playing a key role. 👉 keckobservatory.org/sn2021yfj/

In person registration is now open for our 31st Annual Keck Science Meeting, Sept. 18-19 at UCLA. This annual gathering unites Keck Observatory users from partner institutions to discuss groundbreaking discoveries and spark new collaborations. Reserve your spot: kecksciencemeeting.org

To ‘Infinity’ and Beyond! The "Infinity" galaxy, that is. 💫
This discovery provides evidence of a new pathway for black hole formation with the help of Keck Observatory data! Reach for the stars ✨🔭 keckobservatory.org/infinity-gal...

🚨 Cosmic cameo alert! 🚨 On the latest @ShadowScientists.bsky.social, Bryce Bolin (Eureka Scientific) teamed up with observatory superstars Leo Alcorn, Matt Wahl & Josh Walawender to catch a rare guest from the galactic beyond: Comet 3I/ATLAS! 🌌☄️ Wanna comet along next time? 🛸✨ shadow.ucsc.edu ✨

🌌 Hawaiʻi-Based Astronomers Uncover the Most Energetic Explosions In The Universe Yet Discovered: keckobservatory.org/ents/
📼: W. M. Keck Observatory / Adam Makarenko

🚨Newly discovered #Asteroid2024YR4 may be headed for the Moon—and it's no ordinary space rock. Astronomers using Keck Observatory have determined its physical properties & potential origin🤯What & where?👉🔗 keckobservatory.org/2024-yr4/
📽️ W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko

"WR 104 you ARE NOT the father...I mean “Death Star,” - Maury Povich. Keck Observatory proves what astronomers have suspected for years. Earth is spared from a potential gamma-ray burst from WR 104...but how?🤔 👉 keckobservatory.org/pinwheel/ 📽️W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko