Water on the Moon; team confirms with ground equipment
The new study reported the first in-situ measurements of water on the lunar surface.
Ocean plastic is creating new communities of life on the high seas
A report found coastal species growing on trash hundreds of miles out to sea in the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.”
How to protect native, endangered birds from solar installations in Hawai?i
The report concludes, “We all want solar power to succeed but it requires planning rather than reacting.”
Explosion of supergiant star captured by UH telescope
For the first time, telescopes imaged the self-destruction and final death throes of a massive star.
More than $1.8M to be invested in UH tech startups through new incubator program
The inaugural Ideation Studio@UH spring 2022 cohort will be limited to four to five participants.
Elusive atmospheric molecule produced in a lab for the 1st time by UH
Astronomers may now be able to use radio telescopes to identify elusive molecules such as methanediol in deep space.
UH experts help to save rare endangered plant from brink of extinction
Ka palupalu o Kanaloa is historically found to grow on the rocky cliffs of Kahoʻolawe.
Enhanced alien detecting instrument installed on Haleakalā
The SETI Institute installed two laser instruments which will widen the field-of-view enabling astronomers to monitor a larger area of the sky.
Indigenous communities gain improved access to oceanographic data
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System is collaborating with partners in the Pacific Islands, the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
$200K NSF grant led by UH Maui College to research new materials
Synthesizing carbophene could be a huge win for materials science.