World’s most influential researchers list features UH scientists
The experts were selected from the publications that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science citation index.
State-of-the-art view: ʻImiloa planetarium gets 10K resolution upgrade
NASA funded a $720,000 upgrade for ʻImiloa which is now equipped with a new planetarium system using 10 laser-illuminated projectors.
Maui-discovered asteroid named for UH astronomy founder
The asteroid is named after John T. Jefferies, the inaugural director of the UH Institute for Astronomy.
Hawaiʻi astronomers part of $11M grant to design software for new space telescope
The team will design software needed to process observations of thousands of supernovae that Roman is expected to discover.
Earth’s electrons may be forming water on the Moon
The new discovery may also help explain the origin of the water ice previously discovered on the Moon.
Vast bubble of galaxies discovered, given Hawaiian name
The immense bubble has been given the name Hoʻoleilana, a term drawn from the Kumulipo, a Hawaiian creation chant.
UH astronomy students win national, university awards
Six graduate students at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have received local and national recognition for their research and mentorship.
‘Potentially hazardous’ asteroid identified through new algorithm
The roughly 600-foot-long asteroid, designated 2022 SF289, was discovered during a test drive of the algorithm with the ATLAS survey in Hawaiʻi.
Sun ‘umbrella’ tethered to asteroid might help mitigate climate change
Engineering studies using this approach could start now to create a workable design that could mitigate climate change within decades.
Hawaiʻi observatories play critical role adding color to new space mission
The IfA team is especially interested in using this data to measure the parameters that characterize the properties of the universe.
