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Newly-discovered planets will be ‘swallowed’ by their stars

IfA astronomers used the Keck Observatory on Maunakea to pinpoint three gas giant planets.

For the first time, telescopes imaged the self-destruction and final death throes of a massive star.

The object was discovered by Pan-STARRS in 2016 and given a name by Hawaiian language students through ʻImiloa’s A Hua He Inoa program.

Teams of UH Mānoa scientists were awarded a total of $1.3 million to understand how rocky planets like Earth form.

Shadia Rifai Habbal will lead one of a small handful of scientific teams to carry out observations in the South Pole.

UH astronomer Nader Haghighipour helped develop a technique to quickly detect objects orbiting around two stars.

The study is the first to show that both large and small black hole masses can result from a single pathway.

UH Mānoa led the number of fellowships received for the second consecutive year.

UH Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation will host a virtual conference November 15–17.

Pan-STARRS telescopes on Haleakalā lead the world in the discovery of near-Earth objects.