Massive COCONUTS exoplanet discovery led by UH grad student
Zhoujian Zhang and a team of UH astronomers discovered a planet six times the size of Jupiter.
UH Hilo alum leads communication with astronauts during 1st human spaceflight
Sarah Knights helped train Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and three other private citizens aboard historical space launch.
?Imiloa reopens doors after pandemic shutdown
The general public will be able to visit the center on the weekends starting July 24.
Is UH-discovered ?Oumuamua an alien listening device?
IfA astronomer Karen Meech led international research on ʻOumuamua and pokes holes in extraterrestrial theories.
UH astronomers discover ‘double-bubble’ solar eruption during 2020 eclipse
IfA astronomers investigate a unique solar magnetic eruption observed during the 2020 total solar eclipse from Argentina.
Surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa may have conditions for life
New research and modeling, led by a UH planetary sciences researcher, estimates how far down that surface is disturbed by the process called “impact gardening.”
Enormous white dwarf deciphered with help of Hawai?i telescopes
Keck Observatory and data from UH Pan-STARRS helped characterize the dead star, which is about the size of the Moon.
Maunakea telescope helps crack 1,000-year-old mystery
The find is expected to provide new insights into the life and death of stars
Asteroids named after UH astronomers
Five asteroids have recently been named in honor of IfA astronomers.
IfA students receive research, teaching accolades
Five IfA students earned a wide range of awards, many including scholarships and fellowships.