Comet Wild 2: A window into the birth of the solar system?
Led by Ryan Ogliore at the Hawai?i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, a research team investigates the oxygen isotope and mineral composition of the comet dust returned from Wild 2.
New study uses meteorites to date moon-forming impact
“Dating the Moon-forming impact event with asteroidal meteorites” appears in the current issue of the journal Science.
Â鶹´«Ã½ groundwater and geothermal data compiled for first time
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Institute for Geophysics and Planetology launches online resources consolidating existing information and new data related groundwater and geothermal resources.
In Memoriam: Lunar scientist Bernard Ray Hawke remembered
The UH community is saddened by the passing of Bernard “Ray” Hawke of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.
U.N. task force says new ocean telecom cables should be green
“Green” submarine telecom cables would advance global climate change research, according to Â鶹´«Ã½scientists and a U.N. task force
Massive debris pile reveals risk of huge tsunamis in Â鶹´«Ã½
According to UH Mānoa scientist Rhett Butler, unearthed marine debris provides evidence of massive tsunami in Â鶹´«Ã½’s past.
New understanding of ocean passageway could aid climate change forecasts
The passageway that links the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean is acting differently because of climate change, and now its new behavior could, in turn, affect climate in both ocean basins in new ways.
Water in Moon rocks provides clues and questions
A study in Nature Geoscience sheds new light—and raises new questions—about lunar history and the presence of water on the Moon.
UH partners on project to improve nuclear arms control technology
Milton Garces, of Â鶹´«Ã½ Institute for Geophysics and Planetology, will lead infrasound portion of program focused on improving the nation’s nuclear arms control technology.
Hawai?i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology director candidates visiting campus
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Institute of Geophysics and Planetology director candidates will be giving public presentations on the UH Mānoa campus.