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Water formation on the Moon demonstrated by UH Mānoa scientists

Water formation on the Moon demonstrated by UH Mānoa scientists

  • May 20, 2019
  • UH News
The W.M. Keck Research Laboratory and the Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology have collaborated on a project that for the first time has shown chemical, physical and material evidence for water formation on the Moon.
Direct evidence of ice on Moon surface discovered

Direct evidence of ice on Moon surface discovered

  • August 21, 2018
  • UH News
Led by researchers from UH Mānoa's School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, scientists found the first direct evidence of surface-exposed water ice in permanently shaded regions on the Moon.
Retracing the origins of a massive, multi-ring crater

Retracing the origins of a massive, multi-ring crater

  • October 28, 2016
  • UH News
An international team of scientists have reconstructed the extreme collision that created one of the moon’s largest craters, 3.8 billion years ago.

Probability of Aleutians mega-earthquake estimated

  • May 13, 2016
  • UH News
Researchers estimate the probability of a magnitude 9+ earthquake in the Aleutian Islands—an event with sufficient power to create a mega-tsunami especially threatening to Hawaiʻi.
Evidence for both mixing and layering of Earth’s interior clarifies long-standing debate

Evidence for both mixing and layering of Earth’s interior clarifies long-standing debate

  • December 10, 2015
  • UH News
A new study suggests that mixing due to mantle flow occurs on a global scale, but discrete layers where material with similar composition has aggregated are maintained.

New research predicts bedrock weathering based on surface topography

  • November 6, 2015
  • UH News
Researchers discover a new way to predict the spatial extent of bedrock weathering.
Comet Wild 2: A window into the birth of the solar system?

Comet Wild 2: A window into the birth of the solar system?

  • May 13, 2015
  • UH News
Led by Ryan Ogliore at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, a research team investigates the oxygen isotope and mineral composition of the comet dust returned from Wild 2.

New study uses meteorites to date moon-forming impact

  • April 23, 2015
  • UH News
“Dating the Moon-forming impact event with asteroidal meteorites” appears in the current issue of the journal Science.
Volcano Awareness Month is January 2012

Volcano Awareness Month is January 2012

  • January 18, 2012
  • UH News
Activities promote understanding and respect for the volcanoes on which we live in Hawaiʻi.
APEC videos highlight UH programs

APEC videos highlight UH programs

  • November 7, 2011
  • UH News
Videos highlighting University of Hawaiʻi science and health programs will play on hotel TV network during APEC.
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