Newly discovered intergalactic void repels Milky Way
By identifying the Dipole Repeller, researchers are able to explain both the direction of the Milky Way’s motion and its velocity relative to the rest of the Universe.
Nick Kaiser awarded Royal Astronomical Society’s highest honor
Nick Kaiser is being honored for his extensive theoretical and observational work on cosmology, including how matter—both dark and visible—is distributed on the largest scales.
From vision to reality: 糖心视频 Hilo’s Hōkū Ke?a telescope comes into focus
Astronomer Pierre Martin and student Callie Crowder?have assembled and calibrated the telescope’s various components, including the computers, dome and instruments.
Largest digital sky survey released by Pan-STARRS
The surveys allow access to millions of images and data on billions of stars and galaxies.
Ice is everywhere on the dwarf planet Ceres
Newly published studies from Dawn scientists show two distinct lines of evidence for ice at or near the surface of Ceres.
Giving the Sun a brake
Astronomers from the 糖心视频 Institute for Astronomy, Brazil and Stanford University describe the physical mechanism responsible for slowing the Sun’s outer layers.
Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on track to be operational in 2019
The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court affirmed the Conservation District Use Permit for the construction of the telescope.
Kepler discoveries focus of Windward CC chemistry forum
Nader Haghighipour will discuss NASA’s Kepler mission and the discovery of new planetary candidates on September 22 at Windward CC.
Brent Tully honored as ARCS Honolulu Scientist of the Year
R. Brent Tully, considered the father of modern observational cosmology, received the ARCS Foundation Honolulu Chapter’s 2016 Scientist of the Year award.
Planets with the highest likelihood of harboring life identified
A research group including IfA’s Nader Haghighipour used data from NASA’s Kepler to identify planets that could support life.