National search confirms local-born executive to lead the Observatory Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – The W. M. Keck Observatory today announced the appointment of Rich Matsuda as its next director, effective January 1, 2024. The W.M. Keck Observatory in Hawai’i operates the two most powerful optical telescopes on the Earth. They were jointly constructed by University […]
PANOSETI, or “Panoramic SETI or Pulse All-sky Near Infrared Optical SETI ” is an exciting and innovative project in the field of astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial life. It combines several cutting-edge technologies and scientific objectives to advance our understanding of the cosmos and the potential for alien life. Lick Observatory’s positioning in the […]
We look forward to the exciting discoveries that we and the observing community will make with this new instrument. And we are grateful to the engineering teams at Caltech, UCO/Lick Observatory, and Keck Observatory for making this instrument a reality. – Mateusz Matuszewski, a senior instrument scientist at Caltech
CARA Board Announces W. M. Keck Observatory Leadership Change
Scientific Teaching through Astronomy Research (STARs), a suite of new outreach and education programs at UC’s Lick Observatory, will reach a diverse population of K-12 and college-age students
