Giving the Sun a brake
Astronomers from the UH Institute for Astronomy, Brazil and Stanford University describe the physical mechanism responsible for slowing the Sun’s outer layers.
Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on track to be operational in 2019
The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court affirmed the Conservation District Use Permit for the construction of the telescope.
Kepler discoveries focus of Windward CC chemistry forum
Nader Haghighipour will discuss NASA’s Kepler mission and the discovery of new planetary candidates on September 22 at Windward CC.
Brent Tully honored as ARCS Honolulu Scientist of the Year
R. Brent Tully, considered the father of modern observational cosmology, received the ARCS Foundation Honolulu Chapter’s 2016 Scientist of the Year award.
Planets with the highest likelihood of harboring life identified
A research group including IfA’s Nader Haghighipour used data from NASA’s Kepler to identify planets that could support life.
UH Hilo students to have access to Maunakea telescopes
In addition to allotting time with the telescopes, the agreement seeks to improve the integration of UH Hilo’s physics and astronomy department with the IfA Hilo branch.
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot heats planet’s upper atmosphere
Researchers’ findings use data from the NASA- and UH-operated Infrared Telescope Facility on Maunakea.
Earth-like planets among 100+ identified by UH, astronomers and NASA
An international team of astronomers including the Manoa Institute for Astronomy and NASA identify 100 new planets including five Earth-like planets.
UH-led team uses NASA’s Dawn mission to identify icy craters on Ceres
The dwarf planet shows signs of ice deposits that may have formed over billions of years.
Newly discovered asteroid is Earth’s companion
Institute for Astronomy researchers discover an asteroid close to Earth that follows the planet around the Sun.
