Sun ‘umbrella’ tethered to asteroid might help mitigate climate change
Engineering studies using this approach could start now to create a workable design that could mitigate climate change within decades.
Hawai?i observatories play critical role adding color to new space mission
The IfA team is especially interested in using this data to measure the parameters that characterize the properties of the universe.
Hawai?i astronomers discover death-defying planet
The star would have inflated up to 1.5 times the planet’s orbital distance before shrinking to its current size at only one-tenth of that distance.
$4M boosts IfA development of new sensors for exoplanet imaging
The new generation of ultra-sensitive sensors will help observe distant Earth-like planets.
In memoriam: Pan-STARRS pioneer, trailblazing astronomer Nick Kaiser
Kaiser was an astronomer at IfA from 1998 to 2017.
Aspiring astronomer from Hawai?i Island heads to world’s largest HS science fair
Ciana-lei Bence is the first Maunakea Scholar to represent Hawaiʻi at the International Science and Engineering Fair in May 2023.
Southwest Airlines donates flight support, $10K to astronomy program
Southwest Airlines donated $10,000 to IfA and has provided 糖心视频 students with 45 vouchers to fly inter island for community outreach activities.
Decommissioning of 糖心视频 Hilo telescope receives approval
Approvals are given for the decommissioning of the telescope owned by 糖心视频 Hilo.
Debunking alien theories, new study tries to explain 糖心视频-discovered ?Oumuamua
The new study speculated how hydrogen came off ʻOumuamua, which researchers wouldn’t have been able to detect.
Blending of astronomy, art represented in student-designed IfA mural
A mural based on blending astronomy and tropical flowers designed by art student Cyan Garma now spans across the street-facing wall inside IfA’s courtyard.