Astronaut Lacy Veach Day celebrated at IfA
Hands-on activities including papercraft origami, building a robot claw and constructing a paper rocket highlighted the event.
UH astronomers: Our cosmic neighborhood may be 10x larger
UH astronomers helped gather data that reflects our cosmic neighborhood is 10 times larger in volume.
Earth’s new ‘companion asteroid’ discovered by UH-operated telescope
2024 PT5 is the latest of a handful of objects that are known to be temporarily captured by the Earth’s gravity.
UH astronomers give high school teachers hands-on training
Teachers dove into hands-on research projects, attended science talks and participated in curriculum development sessions.
UH alumna on search for life beyond Earth
IfA alumna Megan Ansdell is one of the leading scientists for NASA’s future space telescope geared toward searching for Earth-like planets.
UH astronomers uncover risks to planets that could host life
IfA astronomers discover UV radiation from stellar flares could significantly impact planets that could support life.
From Moon dust to Antarctica: UH machinist approaches 60 years of service
Roy Tom started on June 15, 1967, fresh out of Honolulu Community College’s machine shop program.
Potential $85M from NASA for UH management of Maunakea telescope
NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility is used to identify asteroids and comets that may pose a threat to Earth. UH has operated it since 1979.
UH-discovered asteroid to make close approach to Earth, no impact risk
Asteroid 2024 MK was discovered on June 19 by the NASA-funded UH’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert Survey telescope in Sutherland, South Africa.
UH astronomers part of NASA’s $19.5M artificial star mission
The Landolt Space Mission plans to send a satellite into orbit in 2029 and UH astronomers will utilize observations to generate fresh star brightness catalogs.
