Star ripped apart by black hole in rare discovery March 5, 2024 UH News Research led by astronomers from the Institute for Astronomy show the event occurred about 160 million light-years from Earth.
Kapolei teens to explore nebulae, black holes using Maunakea telescopes February 20, 2024 UH News 11 Kapolei High School students who were guided by UH Institute for Astronomy mentors, won telescope viewing time on Maunakea.
Maunakea telescope captures extreme stellar eruption February 6, 2024 UH News UH Institute for Astronomy astronomer Jonathan Williams co-authored research that provides essential insights into the behavior of young stars.
UH astronomer named to prominent national astronomical society February 1, 2024 UH News Karen Meech was recognized for her ground-breaking research and was named a fellow of the American Astronomical Society.
In memoriam: UH astronomy founder John Jefferies January 22, 2024 UH News Jefferies steered the Institute for Astronomy to the forefront of scientific achievement and helped pioneer Maunakea astronomy.
UH signs space sciences initiative with missile defense advocacy group January 16, 2024 UH News UH and the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate cooperation in the field of space sciences.
UH launching space tech development center, student-training hub January 7, 2024 UH News The initiative is expected to attract millions of dollars in funding, expand Hawaiʻi's technology sector and create more high-paying jobs.
Applicants needed for paid STEM-based internship December 7, 2023 UH News More than 500 college students have participated in the internship program since it launched in 2003.
Physics behind unusual behavior of stars’ super flares discovered December 6, 2023 UH News UH astronomers developed a model to explain the phenomenon of unusual behavior that solar flares exhibit on stars.
World’s most influential researchers list features UH scientists November 21, 2023 UH News 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.