Black hole jets spanning 23 million light-years total length in outer space have been discovered by a Caltech-led team of ...

Astronomers on Maunakea on Hawai‘i Island have spotted the biggest pair of black hole jets ever seen, spanning 23 million ...

A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's ...

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NASA has awarded a five-year Cooperative Agreement with the California Association for Research in Astronomy to continue the science program at Keck Observatory. "The Keck Observatory has unique, ...

Astronomers spotted a potential Earth-size rocky world orbiting a white dwarf, suggesting a future in which our planet outlives its star.

See W.M. Keck Observatory imagery of X7 and an animation of its closest approach to the black hole here, Credit: Space.com | imagery & animation courtesy: A. Ciurlo et al./UCLA GCOI/W. M.