Public asked to participate in update to Maunakea management plan March 1, 2022 UH News The draft will be amended based on the public comments/feedback received and go to the BOR for public review.
World’s most powerful solar telescope begins observations from Haleakalā February 24, 2022 UH News IfA astronomers built instruments for the telescope to help solve some of the most enigmatic mysteries of the Sun.
Waipahu students win telescope time through Maunakea Scholars Program February 16, 2022 UH News Four haumāna from Waipahu High School will be given time to utilize a telescope on Maunakea and Haleakalā.
IfA alumnus lands Sloan Fellowship to expand extrasolar planet research February 15, 2022 UH News Brendan Bowler was awarded $75,000 to continue his research on planets around stars besides our Sun.
Maunakea telescope to be decommissioned this summer February 13, 2022 UH News The decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory on UH-managed lands on Maunakea will be completed by the end of 2022.
Hawaiʻi astronomy impacts felt from classrooms to outer Space February 9, 2022 UH News Doug Simons explained how Hawaiʻi is the world leader in astronomy, and UH’s role in that 50-year legacy.
Astronomers trace galaxy flows across 700 million light years February 3, 2022 UH News The movement of 10,000 galaxies and clusters of galaxies are followed throughout a span of 11.5 billion years.
UH-discovered Earth Trojan asteroid largest to date February 2, 2022 UH News Asteroid 2020 XL5 was spotted by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope and is only the second-known object of its kind ever found.
UHERO: Astronomy continues to significantly impact Hawaiʻi economy January 30, 2022 UH News Astronomy in Hawaiʻi supported employment of 1,313 residents and had a total economic impact of $221 million on the state in 2019.
Just Look Up: Expanded UH asteroid tracking system can monitor entire sky January 27, 2022 UH News The telescope expansion in the southern hemisphere will enable observations at night when it is daytime in Hawaiʻi.