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Searching for Leviathan, Part 2: Where To Look, and How Old Is It?

TMT • July 12th, 2019

In the previous article of this series on leviathans, we looked at how we think black holes have formed. Now, let's look first at how we can find these black holes, and second...

GOVERNOR’S OFFICE – JOINT NEWS RELEASE – THIRTY METER TELESCOPE SET TO START CONSTRUCTION

TMT • July 10th, 2019

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige and the Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory (TIO) today announced that construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) will begin the...

Coffee Chat on Mirror Segment Fabrication

TMT • July 9th, 2019

TMT staff Glen Cole and Christophe Dumas have a coffee-break conversation about Glen’s last trip to Japan and update on TMT mirrors fabrication and verification.

Facts about the TMT construction in Hawaii

TMT • July 9th, 2019

For more information on TMT update in Hawaii, please visit https://www.maunakeaandtmt.org/.

ZTF Spots Asteroid with Shortest Year

ZTF • July 8th, 2019

Astronomers have spotted an unusual asteroid with the shortest "year" known for any asteroid. The rocky body, dubbed 2019 LF6, is about a kilometer in size and circles the sun...

Atmosphere of Midsize Planet Revealed by Hubble, Spitzer

Spitzer • July 2nd, 2019

Two NASA space telescopes have teamed up to identify, for the first time, the detailed chemical "fingerprint" of a planet between the sizes of Earth and Neptune. No planets like...