astronomy – University of Hawaiʻi System News

Hawaiian students learn, name astronomical discoveries through ʻImiloa program

January 8, 2019

Hawaiʻi is the first place in the world to weave traditional indigenous practices into the process of officially naming astronomical discoveries at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center.

Newly discovered supernova may rewrite exploding star origin theories

November 30, 2018

A supernova discovered by an international group of astronomers has provided an unprecedented look at the first moments of a violent stellar explosion.

Maunakea scholar studies Star Wars planet

November 28, 2018

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.

State leaders react to Supreme Court decision on Thirty Meter Telescope

October 30, 2018

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

October 19, 2018

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

October 10, 2018

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

October 8, 2018

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

October 2, 2018

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

August 27, 2018

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

August 15, 2018

Institute for Astronomy doctoral graduate Benjamin Fulton has been awarded the Robert J. Trumpler Award from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.