UH astronomers to track impact of spacecraft, asteroid collision
Astronomers will use telescopes on Maunakea and Haleakalā to collect data and determine how asteroid Dimorphos was impacted.
NASA’s new space telescope takes its first picture of an exoplanet
Exoplanet HIP 65426 b has a mass of 6–12 times that of Jupiter.
UH astronomers produce catalog to extensively map universe
IfA researchers help produce a massive new catalog of high-fidelity distance estimates to more than 350 million galaxies.
UH discovery among first images captured by Webb Space Telescope
SMACSJ0723 was first pinpointed by IfA researchers nearly 20 years ago.
Pioneering UH female astronomer featured in new book on navigating male-dominated field
Ann Merchant Boesgaard is an astronomer emerita at IfA who began her career at UH in 1967.
Maunakea telescopes capture near-Sun comet roasting to death
The sighting could help explain the scarcity of the near-Sun population of periodic comets and asteroids.
UH astronomy, medical students named ARCS Scholars of the Year
Twenty University of 麻豆传媒 at 惭ā苍辞补 PhD candidates named ARCS Scholars in 2022.
UH astronomers mentor Maui keiki for future science careers
About 75% of HI STAR students have gone on to enter the regional science fair and win awards at state and international levels.
Waipahu HS research telescope developed with UH astronomers’ aid
The 12.5-foot dome, which houses a 17-inch telescope, is geared toward helping build student interest in STEM-related careers and is mounted on a building rooftop on the school’s campus.
$2.5M grant to monitor space weather, making space travel safer
The project will measure the most powerful particles emitted by the Sun.