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.
UH Hilo student Derek Hand conducting astronomy research on merging galaxies
UH Hilo astronomy and physics major Derek Hand and mentor Andreea Petric are advancing humanity’s knowledge about merging galaxies
UH Hilo astronomy students take spectacular pictures of night sky
At recent observing sessions on Maunakea, UH Hilo students studied a comet, measured aspects of Jupiter and more.
UH astronomers help local high school students compete for telescope time
First program of its kind provides observing time on a world-class telescope for Â鶹´«Ã½’s aspiring young astronomers.
Mystery of disappearing asteroids solved
A new study shows that asteroid and comets are destroyed much farther from the Sun than thought.
Pan-STARRSchases source of LIGO gravity wave event
UH’s Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System maps the sky looking for LIGO gravity wave event.