{"id":141444,"date":"2021-05-14T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T19:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=141444"},"modified":"2021-05-14T10:48:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T20:48:54","slug":"xploration-awesome-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/14\/xploration-awesome-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-winning science <abbr>TV<\/abbr> show features <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心视频<\/abbr> astronomer, students"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_141452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141452\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-ifa-xploration-awesome-planet-2.jpg\" alt=\"film crew\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-141452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-ifa-xploration-awesome-planet-2.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-ifa-xploration-awesome-planet-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-ifa-xploration-awesome-planet-2-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr>TV<\/abbr> crew films J.D. Armstrong on Haleakal\u0101<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The award-winning television show, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xplorationstation.com\/show\/Xploration-Awesome-Planet\"><em>Xploration Awesome Planet<\/em><\/a> will feature University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifa.hawaii.edu\/\">Institute for Astronomy<\/a> (<abbr>IfA<\/abbr>) education and outreach specialist, <strong>J.D. Armstrong<\/strong> and his students on Saturday, May 15, at 2:30 p.m. on <abbr>KHON<\/abbr>. The Earth science series, which airs on <abbr>FOX<\/abbr> channels nationwide, will showcase Armstrong and three of his students who are part of <abbr>IfA<\/abbr> mentorship program, <a href=\"https:\/\/outreach.ifa.hawaii.edu\/histar-2\/\"><abbr>HI STAR<\/abbr> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">(Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Student\/Teacher Astronomy Research).<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_141453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141453\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-ifa-xploration-awesome-planet-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Philippe Cousteau\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-141453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-ifa-xploration-awesome-planet-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-ifa-xploration-awesome-planet-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-ifa-xploration-awesome-planet-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xploration Awesome Planet is hosted by legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau\u2019s grandson, Philippe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Armstrong, who is based on Maui, mentors intermediate and high schoolers. Students are given access to observational data from telescopes on Haleakal&#257;, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/lco.global\/observatory\/sites\/haleakala\/\">Las Cumbres Observatory Faulkes Telescope North<\/a>, Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System and <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心视频<\/abbr>\u2019s PAN-STARRS, the world&#8217;s leading Near Earth Object (<abbr>NEO<\/abbr>) discovery telescope.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The students I\u2019m working with do some pretty amazing work,&rdquo; explained Armstrong. &ldquo;Take this situation as an example. An object was detected that was going to impact the earth, and I called these guys. It might bother some people to think that the safety of the world might end up in the hands of some teenagers, but it shouldn\u2019t. They know what they are doing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <em><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> News<\/em> story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/09\/01\/maui-8th-graders-satellite-discovery\/\">Maui 8th graders\u2019 satellite discovery nets national attention<\/a>, September 1, 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119086\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119086\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/manoa-astronomy-atlas-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"atlas telescope\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-119086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/manoa-astronomy-atlas-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/manoa-astronomy-atlas-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/manoa-astronomy-atlas.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Armstrong\u2019s students access observational data from telescopes on Haleakal\u0101, including ATLAS. (Photo credit: Henry Weiland)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Observational data has led <abbr>HI STAR<\/abbr> students to make cutting-edge discoveries including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/08\/04\/students-track-asteroid-2020-oo1\/\">potentially hazardous <abbr>NEO<\/abbr><\/a>. Armstrong\u2019s students Wilson Chau and Holden Suzuki, who are also set to appear on Saturday\u2019s <abbr>TV<\/abbr> episode, netted national headlines in 2020 after they helped scientists determine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/08\/04\/students-track-asteroid-2020-oo1\/\">a 1,070-pound space satellite would explode over the South Pacific<\/a>. 15-year-old Jed Orion Teagarden, who earned top honors for his research on a comet-like asteroid, and co-authored more than a dozen <a href=\"https:\/\/minorplanetcenter.net\/\">Minor Planet Center<\/a> circulars will be featured, as well.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>HI STAR<\/abbr> has mentored more than 100 students in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii.\">Hawai&#699;i.<\/span> Many have gone on to pursue careers in astronomy and physics. Armstrong\u2019s students are regular winners in the Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair and have competed in events at the international level.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <em><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> News<\/em> stories:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/big-science-fair-wins\/\">Big science fair wins for teens guided by <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> astronomy program<\/a>, May 6, 2021<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/04\/22\/award-winning-student-inspired-by-ifa\/\">Award winning student inspired by <abbr>IfA<\/abbr>\u2019s &lsquo;passion for astronomy&rsquo;<\/a>, April 22, 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This outreach is an example of <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M&#257;noa\u2019s goal of <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=20\">Enhancing Student Success<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), one of two goals identified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf\">2015&#8211;25 Strategic Plan<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education outreach specialist J.D. 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