Maui 8th graders’ satellite discovery nets national attention
The UH-mentored students’ helped scientists determine a 1,070-pound space satellite would explode over the South Pacific on August 29.
UH Mānoa researchers predict location of novel candidate for mysterious dark energy
UH researchers explain what may be the cause of the universe’s accelerating growth.
Maui teens track space satellite plummeting to Earth
Maui middle schoolers mentored by UH outreach astronomer spot 1070-pound space satellite expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere on August 29.
UH astronomers cast world-wide ‘net’ of telescopes to catch mysterious fading stars
UH astronomers will study stars that dim in a dramatic and usually unpredictable manner due to dust in clouds and disks around those stars.
University begins conversion of James Clerk Maxwell Telescope to zero-discharge system
The University of Hawaiʻi has initiated plans to upgrade the wastewater system at the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope.
Hawaiʻi students track asteroid as it passes near Earth
IfA HI STAR students help astronomers track approaching asteroid using telescopes on Maui.
Maunakea panel to feature UH Hilo student, alumna
Maunakea Observatories will host a live panel about various jobs on Maunakea featuring a UH Hilo student and alumna.
Asteroid discovered by UH telescope will make close pass Monday
A UH telescope on Haleakalā detected an asteroid expected to make a close pass near Earth. Hawaiʻi’s astronomy community plays a fundamental role in the nationʻs planetary defense.
Major research leap for UH telescope with robotic upgrade
The UH 2.2-meter telescope on Maunakea is awarded a $1 million grant for a major robotic upgrade.
Astronomers map massive structure beyond Laniakea Supercluster
A UH astronomer led a research team to discover an immense structure beyond Laniakea, an immense supercluster of galaxies, including the Milky Way.
