Nobel laureate shares insight into the physics behind Interstellar
World renowned theoretical astrophysicist Kip Thorne provided an in-depth look at how science fact turned into Hollywood science fiction.
Maunakea observatory awarded NSF grant to upgrade adaptive optics
The enhancement of the Keck II telescope adaptive optics system will advance research on exoplanets, black holes and dark matter.
A view inside an interstellar discovery
Karen Meech and Richard Wainscoat discuss the discovery of the first proven interstellar object in a UH Foundation video.
Visualizing galaxy orbits in the local supercluster
A team of astronomers, including Brent Tully from the Institute for Astronomy, has produced the most detailed map of the orbits of galaxies.
An interstellar visitor unmasked
Researchers, lead by UH Manoa Institute for Astronmy's Karen Meech, have made detailed measurements of the first interstellar object seen passing through our Solar System.
First AstroDay at Kona out of this world
More than 3,000 children and adults attended the first AstroDay event held in Kona which featured activities and demonstrations from more than 30 astronomy, space and science organizations.
Small asteroid or comet ‘visits’ from beyond the solar system
A small, recently discovered asteroid or comet appears to have originated from outside the solar system, if so it could be the first “interstellar object” to be observed and confirmed by astronomers.
Spectacular Maunakea astrophotography images captured during student expedition
UH Hilo observational astronomy students took their class lessons into the field and captured spectacular photos of Maunakea's night sky.
UH part of astronomical discovery that changes understanding of universe
Institute for Astronomy researchers played a major role in one of the most significant astronomical discoveries in decades—the first observations of a binary neutron star merger and resulting kilonova explosion.
NASA astronaut to keynote Future Focus forum
麻豆传媒and 麻豆传媒 Business Roundtable will be hosting Future Focus: The 麻豆传媒 Innovation Initiative’s Forum on Astronomy, Space Exploration, Cybersecurity and More.