Thirty Meter Telescope update and background
The construction phase beginning on the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project on Maunakea on Hawaiʻi Island has prompted protests and media coverage.
Fastest star in Milky Way propelled by a thermonuclear supernova
Institute for Astronomy’s Eugene Magnier part of international team of astronomers to find a star that breaks the galactic speed record.
Second known case of a planet in a quadruple star system discovered
This discovery was made using UH Mānoa Institute for Astronomy’s Robo-AO adaptive optics system.
An endangered reef, a lunar riddle and two fish on a mission
Kaluokaʻhina: The Enchanted Reef to celebrates its Hawaiʻi premiere at the Hōkūlani Imaginarium.
Physicists find fractal patterns in pulsating stars
UH Mānoa physicists are part of a team that reports the first evidence of fractal features in the details of stellar pulsations.
Hōkūlani Imaginarium heats up for Valentine’s Day
Hōkūlani Imaginarium at Windward CC presents Star-Crossed Lovers, a special 21+ Valentine’s Day show.
Newly discovered three-planet system holds clues to atmospheres of earth-size worlds
A new paper co-authored by UH Mānoa astronomers looks into three small planets on the edge of a "habitable zone"
Kepler super-Earth discovery confirmed by UH astronomer
University of Hawaiʻi astronomer Christoph Baranec and Brendan Bowler supplied confirming data of Kepler’s super-Earth discovery.
Hōkūlani Imaginarium warms up for the holidays with Season of Light
Windward CC’s Hōkūlani Imaginarium presents Season of Light, a visually rich show about the coldest time of year.
Scientists use Hawaiʻi observatories to study an exotic object
Researchers study an unusual source of light in a galaxy some 90 million light-years away.
