$5M award aids search for a ‘recipe’ for habitable worlds
Researchers will trace the volatile elements that form the atmospheres of planets, establishing a scientific foundation for detecting the signatures of life on other worlds.
Pan-STARRS detects 1960s-era rocket booster orbiting Sun
Pan-STARRS1 telescope spotted an object believed to be a rocket booster orbiting Sun.
Faint super-planet discovered by radio telescope
Observatories on Maunakea help decipher inaugural super-planet discovery spotted by radio telescope.
RCUH honors 17 researchers, staff from O¡®ahu, Hawai¡®i Island
The employees were recognized for their significant and exemplary contributions to their projects.
Search for Institute for Astronomy director postponed
The search for UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ IfA director has been postponed until the university is in a stronger fiscal position.
Massive asteroid subject of new findings
Dave Tholen has revealed critical new findings linked to a large asteroid expected to pass extremely close to Earth.
Finalists for Institute for Astronomy director announced
Kenneth Chambers, Laura Ferrarese and Douglas Simons are the three finalists for IfA director.
Astronomers produce largest 3D catalog of galaxies
The team used data from ±«±á¡¯²õ Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System or Pan-STARRS1 on Haleakal¨¡.
Keck astronomer awarded Nobel Prize for trailblazing black hole research
Andrea Ghez won the coveted award for research that proved the existence of a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way using a telescope on Maunakea
UH astronomers develop new mirror technology, grow green industry
UH IfA scientists, students form company after developing high-power laser technique to shape mirrors for telescopes.