2020 AstroDay going virtual
The annual astronomy education event organized by UH Hilo IfA to move online.
Award winning student inspired at UH astronomy camp
A Maui teen guided by a UH IfA mentor captures state science fair award for research on ʻOumuamua.
UH alumna selected for prestigious planetary science fellowship
Emily First, PhD graduate at UH Mānoa, will receive $375,000 to support her research to understand the composition of rocky planets across the galaxy.
Mini-moon discovery made by UH Hilo grad
A UH Hilo astronomy graduate has made another extraordinary discovery from his perch at a NASA-funded observatory in Arizona.
ʻImiloa birthday celebration encourages caring for Earth and beyond
2,000 visitors celebrated the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center’s 14th birthday by learning ways to reduce, reuse and recycle.
ʻImiloa Center takes center stage at astronomy conference
Astronomers attending a conference in Honolulu explore the work the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center does to incorporate modern science and Native Hawaiian knowledge.
Native Hawaiian scientists release paper on indigenous perspectives on Maunakea
A group of Native Hawaiian scientists sent an academic paper to federal science administrators on the importance of the inclusion of indigenous perspectives in astronomy projects.
Capturing shooting stars over Hawaiʻi
Astronomers have a new pair of eyes to detect meteors over Hawaiʻi using a state-of-the-art monitoring system installed on the rooftops of existing buildings on Maunakea and Haleakalā.
UH astronomers, students track Mercury’s transit across Sun
Groups gathered on Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu to watch as Mercury could be seen passing between the Earth and the Sun.
2019 AstroDay West, an out-of-this-world STEM experience
Hawaiʻi Island students, faculty, staff and the general public participated STEM demos and activities at AstroDay 2019.
