Astronomy program for Hawaiʻi high school students prepares future science leaders
HI STAR alumni are college and research ready.
Largest, widest orbit Tatooine bolsters planet formation theories
Institute for Astronomy’s Nader Haghighipour announces discovery of the largest known circumbinary planet.
High school Maunakea Scholars reach for the stars
Hawaiʻi high school students spend the night at the Canada-France-Hawaiʻi Telescope in the Maunakea Scholars program.
Are black holes the dark matter?
New research suggests link between black holes and dark matter that give clues to the evolution of the universe.
Board of Regents medals awarded for teaching excellence
Fourteen University faculty members were honored with the Board of Regents’ Medal for Excellence.
May the 4th be with you event
Honolulu CC and UH Institute of Astronomy to host a Star Wars themed educational event on May 4th.
Back from the deep freeze: A piece of the early Solar System returns
Astronomers found an object that appears to be made of inner Solar System material from the time of Earth’s formation, which has been preserved in the Oort Cloud for billions of years.
Record number of women doctoral candidates awarded prestigious dissertation fellowships
Six UH Mānoa doctoral candidates, in programs ranging from astronomy to social welfare have been selected to receive the Founder Region of Soroptimist International Dissertation Fellowship.
UH astronomers help local high school students compete for telescope time
First program of its kind provides observing time on a world-class telescope for Hawaiʻi’s aspiring young astronomers.
Mystery of disappearing asteroids solved
A new study shows that asteroid and comets are destroyed much farther from the Sun than thought.
