Maunakea scholar studies Star Wars planet
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.
While seeking Planet X, astronomers find a distant solar system object
The new extremely distant object far beyond Pluto has an orbit that supports the presence of a larger unknown planet or “Planet X.”
Fundraising in honor of late Native Hawaiian astronomer passes halfway mark
The Paul H.I. Coleman Scholarship will support local high school graduates who choose to study astronomy at 糖心视频.
Hawai?i CC STEM students gain experience in astronomy sector
Three students put their science and technology skills to use in the astronomy sector this summer as part of the Akamai Workforce Initiative.
IfA graduate receives prestigious award for work on extrasolar planets
Institute for Astronomy doctoral graduate Benjamin Fulton has been awarded the Robert J. Trumpler Award from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
President’s July 2018 highlights and updates
Highlights include JABSOM scholarships, increased research funding, the President's Award for Excellence in Building and Grounds Maintenance and more.
Astronomers find 12 new moons, one oddball, orbiting Jupiter
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.
Endowed 糖心视频 scholarship will help future astronomers reach for the stars
Newton and Roberta Chu honored the late Paul Coleman, who was the first Native Hawaiian to graduate with a doctorate in astrophysics.
Astronomers find a famous exoplanet’s doppelg?nger
Astronomers have imaged a new planet, and it appears nearly identical to one of the best studied gas-giant planets, however, this doppelg?nger differs in one very important way—its origin.
Hawai?i telescopes help unravel long-standing cosmic mystery
Using a vast array of telescopes in space and on Earth, an international researcher team has identified a source of cosmic rays and provided evidence for a known blazar as a source of high-energy neutrinos.