‘Infant’ planet discovered by UH astronomers, Maunakea telescope
The discovery could help astronomers understand how planets like Earth form and evolve.
Public input sought on decommissioning of Maunakea telescope
Input from the public will be used to develop an Environmental Assessment draft and a Site Decommissioning Plan for the Hōkū Keʻa telescope on UH-managed lands on Maunakea.
Maunakea Observatories to limit operations in response to COVID-19
The Maunakea Observatories temporarily suspend operations to comply with Hawaiʻi’s stay-at-home order.
UH astronomers, students track Mercury’s transit across Sun
Groups gathered on Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu to watch as Mercury could be seen passing between the Earth and the Sun.
Critical observation made on Maunakea during first night of return to operations
Observations of the near-Earth asteroid 2006 QV89 made with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope have ruled out any potential future impact threat to the Earth by this asteroid for the next century.
NASA contract awarded to UH Institute for Astronomy for observatory management
NASA has awarded a contract to the Institute for Astronomy to continue to manage and operate the agency’s Infrared Telescope Facility on Maunakea.
Breakthrough: UH team successfully locates incoming asteroid
For the first time, astronomers demonstrated that UH telescopes can provide sufficient warning to move people away from the impact site of an incoming asteroid.
UH part of world’s largest digital sky survey
This second release contains more than 1.6 petabytes of data, making it the largest volume of astronomical information ever released.
State leaders react to Supreme Court decision on Thirty Meter Telescope
TMT must now submit construction plans to the DNLR Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands for review and approval.
Astronomers find 12 new moons, one oddball, orbiting Jupiter
Observations by Dave Tholen and Dora Fohring from the Institute for Astronomy helped a team of researchers to follow the motion of Jupiter's moons and refine their orbits.
