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UH astronomer finds the universe could be spinning

IfA astronomer István Szapudi co-published a new study that suggests the universe may rotate—just extremely slowly.

IfA Professor Karen Meech has been named a 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Nour Skaf is one of eight notable 51 Pegasi b Fellows by the Heising-Simons Foundation and will bring her expertise in exoplanet instrumentation.

If confirmed, the 148780 Altjira system could change how scientists understand the formation of objects in a distant region of the solar system.

A UH telescope discovered the “city-killer” size asteroid in December.

The Institute for Astronomy plays a central role in planetary defense, operating some of the world’s most advanced asteroid-tracking telescopes.

UH astronomer Jonathan Williams helped capture images of exocomet belts using the Submillimeter Array on Maunakea.

In the Fiscal Year 2023 survey, UH Mānoa ranked No. 92 nationally, and excelled in ocean sciences, astronomy and Earth sciences.

The program runs from June 1 to August 8, 2025, and offers interns a $4,400 stipend, housing and travel support.

A University of Hawaiʻi astronomer played a key role in tracking a small asteroid hours before it entered Earth’s atmosphere on December 4, 2024.