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Video: From Hot Jupiters to Habitable Planets
March 1, 2012
Dr. Debra Fischer of Yale University explains the lively science of planet hunting. This talk was delivered on Feb. 27, 2012, at The Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island of Hawai’i to an audience of...Read Article »
Video: Discovering Dark Stars
February 28, 2012
Dr. Adam Burgasser of UC San Diego tells about the surging science of brown dwarfs—the failed stars that blur the line between planets and stars. This talk was delivered on Jan. 24, 2012, under balmy...Read Article »
Powerful New Astronomy Tool Arrives on Mauna Kea
February 27, 2012
SYNOPSIS • A much anticipated new scientific instrument arrived on Feb. 16 at the Keck I telescope near the summit of Mauna Kea. • The new instrument, called MOSFIRE, is 25 times more...Read Article »More »
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April 5, 2012, 7:00pm
2012 Astronomy Lecture Series at Kahilu Theatre - Richard Wainscoat (UH/IfA)
Title: City Dark: Search for Night on a Sleepless Planet
May 10, 2012, 7:00pm
2012 Astronomy Lecture Series at Kahilu Theatre - Brian Siana (UC Riverside)
Title: How Stars Destroyed Most of the Atoms in the Universe
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