Planets can shrink? UH astronomers find new evidence January 11, 2021 UH News A team of astronomers led by IfA graduate student Travis Berger found that an intriguing class of Neptune-sized planets shrink over billions of years.
Rocky planet discovered around one of the galaxy’s oldest stars January 11, 2021 UH News By measuring the wobble of the star induced by the planet’s gravity, researchers inferred that the planet has three times the mass of Earth.
Keck Observatory completes major sustainability, solar panel project December 14, 2020 UH News The photovoltaic system on the rooftop of Keck Observatory’s telescope facility will produce more than 259 MWh of energy
ʻImiloa to host Christmas shopping event November 25, 2020 UH News ʻImiloa Astronomy Center hosts a special holiday season shopping event for present seekers.
Lunar companion; 2nd minimoon discovered November 23, 2020 UH News A team of researchers announced a study on the second minimoon ever discovered, dubbed 2020 CD3.
Pan-STARRS detects 1960s-era rocket booster orbiting Sun November 16, 2020 UH News Pan-STARRS1 telescope spotted an object believed to be a rocket booster orbiting Sun.
Hawaiian name given to dwarf planet orbiting Sun November 16, 2020 UH News ʻImiloa Astronomy Center announced the name of a dwarf planet discovered atop Maunakea.
Faint super-planet discovered by radio telescope November 9, 2020 UH News Observatories on Maunakea help decipher inaugural super-planet discovery spotted by radio telescope.
Water across Moon’s sunlit surface discovered by UH scientists October 27, 2020 UH News Researchers from UH Mānoa have confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon.
UFO spotted over Hawaiʻi likely spent rocket October 26, 2020 UH News Professor Richard Wainscoat explains a mysterious sighting in Hawaiʻi skies that captivated thousands.