Jupiter¡¯s Great Red Spot heats planet¡¯s upper atmosphere
Researchers’ findings use data from the NASA- and UH-operated Infrared Telescope Facility on Maunakea.
Earth-like planets among 100+ identified by UH, astronomers and NASA
An international team of astronomers including the Manoa Institute for Astronomy and NASA identify 100 new planets including five Earth-like planets.
UH-led team uses NASA¡¯s Dawn mission to identify icy craters on Ceres
The dwarf planet shows signs of ice deposits that may have formed over billions of years.
Newly discovered asteroid is Earth¡¯s companion
Institute for Astronomy researchers discover an asteroid close to Earth that follows the planet around the Sun.
Astronomy program for Hawai?i high school students prepares future science leaders
HI STAR alumni are college and research ready.
Largest, widest orbit Tatooine bolsters planet formation theories
Institute for Astronomy’s Nader Haghighipour announces discovery of the largest known circumbinary planet.
High school Maunakea Scholars reach for the stars
Â鶹´«Ã½ high school students spend the night at the Canada-France-Â鶹´«Ã½ Telescope in the Maunakea Scholars program.
Are black holes the dark matter?
New research suggests link between black holes and dark matter that give clues to the evolution of the universe.
Researching island lava as an analog for the Red Planet
UH Hilo student Nicolette Thomas looks at organisms that first arrive on lava flows to set an upper limit on biomass expectations for scientists searching for life on Mars.
Back from the deep freeze: A piece of the early Solar System returns
Astronomers found an object that appears to be made of inner Solar System material from the time of Earth’s formation, which has been preserved in the Oort Cloud for billions of years.