State leaders react to Supreme Court decision on Thirty Meter Telescope
TMT must now submit construction plans to the DNLR Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands for review and approval.
UH Hilo student discovers minor planet in solar system
The minor planet, discovered by Kyle Steckler, is classified as a centaur, a subclass of trans-Neptunian objects or minor planets that orbit the sun beyond Neptune.
Icy Jupiter moon shows tectonic activity
This is the first study to exhaustively consider the role of strike-slip tectonism in Ganymede's geologic history.
Scientists present new clues to cut through the mystery of Titan’s atmospheric haze
A team co-led by a UH researcher Ralf Kaiser homes in on a “missing link’ in Titan’s one-of-a-kind chemistry.
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.”
Hawaiʻi 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.
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.
Astronomers find a famous exoplanet’s doppelgänger
Astronomers have imaged a new planet, and it appears nearly identical to one of the best studied gas-giant planets, however, this doppelgänger differs in one very important way—its origin.
UH ATLAS telescope pinpoints meteorite impact prediction
Although 2018 LA was discovered by a different telescope in Arizona, ATLAS played a crucial role in determining the asteroid’s final destination.
