UHERO: Astronomy impact on Hawaiʻi even greater with ‘spillover’ effects
Astronomy activities generated $68 million in labor income and $10 million in state taxes.
Astronomy graduates, students earn top honors
Alumni and graduate students of the Institute for Astronomy receive awards and fellowships I for their outstanding contributions to astronomy.
Meet the women in space exploration during free event
The Women in Space Exploration Talks series provides a window into the lives of women working in space careers.
Teen mentored by UH astronomers publishes solar research
Lucy Will authored a paper that was accepted for publication in the Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society.
Public asked to participate in update to Maunakea management plan
The draft will be amended based on the public comments/feedback received and go to the BOR for public review.
World’s most powerful solar telescope begins observations from Haleakalā
IfA astronomers built instruments for the telescope to help solve some of the most enigmatic mysteries of the Sun.
Waipahu students win telescope time through Maunakea Scholars Program
Four haumāna from Waipahu High School will be given time to utilize a telescope on Maunakea and Haleakalā.
IfA alumnus lands Sloan Fellowship to expand extrasolar planet research
Brendan Bowler was awarded $75,000 to continue his research on planets around stars besides our Sun.
Maunakea telescope to be decommissioned this summer
The decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory on UH-managed lands on Maunakea will be completed by the end of 2022.
Hawaiʻi astronomy impacts felt from classrooms to outer Space
Doug Simons explained how Hawaiʻi is the world leader in astronomy, and UH’s role in that 50-year legacy.
