UH Hilo student discovers minor planet in solar system
The minor planet, discovered by Kyle Steckler, is classified as a centaur, a subclass of trans-Neptunian objects or minor planets that orbit the sun beyond Neptune.
Icy Jupiter moon shows tectonic activity
This is the first study to exhaustively consider the role of strike-slip tectonism in Ganymede's geologic history.
Scientists present new clues to cut through the mystery of Titan’s atmospheric haze
A team co-led by a UH researcher Ralf Kaiser homes in on a “missing link’ in Titan¡¯s one-of-a-kind chemistry.
While seeking Planet X, astronomers find a distant solar system object
The new extremely distant object far beyond Pluto has an orbit that supports the presence of a larger unknown planet or “Planet X.”
Hawai?i CC STEM students gain experience in astronomy sector
Three students put their science and technology skills to use in the astronomy sector this summer as part of the Akamai Workforce Initiative.
IfA graduate receives prestigious award for work on extrasolar planets
Institute for Astronomy doctoral graduate Benjamin Fulton has been awarded the Robert J. Trumpler Award from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
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.
Astronomers find a famous exoplanet¡¯s doppelg?nger
Astronomers have imaged a new planet, and it appears nearly identical to one of the best studied gas-giant planets, however, this doppelg?nger differs in one very important way¡ªits origin.
Hawai?i telescopes help unravel long-standing cosmic mystery
Using a vast array of telescopes in space and on Earth, an international researcher team has identified a source of cosmic rays and provided evidence for a known blazar as a source of high-energy neutrinos.
Is the interstellar asteroid really a comet?
Researchers say ʻOumuamua's previous classification as an interstellar asteroid has to be corrected and should be changed to a comet.