Asteroid defense test success confirmed by Hawaiʻi telescopes
UH-operated telescopes are at the forefront of the world's efforts to discover Near-Earth objects.
UH astronomers capture historic NASA spacecraft, asteroid collision
Hawaiʻi astronomers observed the moment of impact using telescopes on Maunakea and in South Africa.
UH astronomers to track impact of spacecraft, asteroid collision
Astronomers will use telescopes on Maunakea and Haleakalā to collect data and determine how asteroid Dimorphos was impacted.
AstroDay makes full return after 2-year hiatus
More than 70 volunteers presented science and technology activities to hundreds of keiki and adults.
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.
Enhanced alien detecting instrument installed on Haleakalā
The SETI Institute installed two laser instruments which will widen the field-of-view enabling astronomers to monitor a larger area of the sky.
Pan-STARRS detects 1960s-era rocket booster orbiting Sun
Pan-STARRS1 telescope spotted an object believed to be a rocket booster orbiting Sun.
Astronomers produce largest 3D catalog of galaxies
The team used data from UH’s Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System or Pan-STARRS1 on Haleakalā.
Maui 8th graders’ satellite discovery nets national attention
The UH-mentored students’ helped scientists determine a 1,070-pound space satellite would explode over the South Pacific on August 29.
Maui teens track space satellite plummeting to Earth
Maui middle schoolers mentored by UH outreach astronomer spot 1070-pound space satellite expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere on August 29.
