UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ holds physics and astronomy open house
The UH Mānoa Department of Physics and Astronomy will hold an open house on Saturday, November 23
Astronomers conclude habitable planets are common
Â鶹´«Ã½Manoa and University of California, Berkeley astronomers now estimate that one in five stars like the sun have planets about the size of Earth and a surface temperature conducive to life.
Scientists find Earth-sized rocky exoplanet
A team of astronomers, led by UH Mānoa’s Andrew Howard found the first Earth-sized planet outside the solar system that has a rocky composition like that of Earth.
Institute for Astronomy remembers George H. Herbig
George H. Herbig, astronomer emeritus at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ has died at the age of 93.
Link discovered between solar storms and dropped cell phone calls
An international study conducted in part by a scientist at the Institute for Astronomy reveals connection between solar storms and radio bursts.
Strange lonely planet found without a star
An international team of astronomers has discovered a young planet—PSO J318.5-22—that is not orbiting a star.
UH role critical in monitoring space debris and asteroids
The Institute for Astronomy’s Haleakalā and the Mauna Kea observatories assists in tracking manmade space junk and asteroids.
UH supports nation¡¯s top space surveillance conference
The top scientific conference in the fields of space optics, imaging and surveillance is being held on Maui with the participation and support of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½.
A video map captures movement in the nearby universe
UH Mānoa astronomers Brent Tully, Helene Courtois and an international team of researchers map motions of the nearby universe in three-dimensional detail.
Martian clay could help reveal environmental conditions on early Earth
UH Mānoa NASA Astrobiology Institute discover chemical in Martian meteorite that may play an important role in the origin of life on Earth.