Ann Merchant Boesgaard, professor emerita of astronomy, is the 2019 recipient of the American Astronomical Society's 2019 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, the organization's highest award.
A supernova discovered by an international group of astronomers has provided an unprecedented look at the first moments of a violent stellar explosion.
Waipahu High School student Laura Daclison observed a real-life “Tatooine” using one of the largest, most scientifically-impactful observatories in the world as part of the Maunakea Scholars program.
The new extremely distant object far beyond Pluto has an orbit that supports the presence of a larger unknown planet or “Planet X.”
The Paul H.I. Coleman Scholarship will support local high school graduates who choose to study astronomy at UH.
Three students put their science and technology skills to use in the astronomy sector this summer as part of the Akamai Workforce Initiative.
Institute for Astronomy doctoral graduate Benjamin Fulton has been awarded the Robert J. Trumpler Award from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
Highlights include JABSOM scholarships, increased research funding, the President's Award for Excellence in Building and Grounds Maintenance and more.
Observations by Dave Tholen and Dora Fohring from the Institute for Astronomy helped a team of researchers to follow the motion of Jupiter's moons and refine their orbits.
Newton and Roberta Chu honored the late Paul Coleman, who was the first Native Hawaiian to graduate with a doctorate in astrophysics.