Paid internship affords undergrad to chase the stars
Students who are considering a career in science have the opportunity to apply online for the summer undergraduate research program by January 31, 2022.
Newly-discovered planets will be ‘swallowed’ by their stars
IfA astronomers used the Keck Observatory on Maunakea to pinpoint three gas giant planets.
Explosion of supergiant star captured by UH telescope
For the first time, telescopes imaged the self-destruction and final death throes of a massive star.
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.
Ground-breaking UH-designed sensors aboard NASA’s historic space telescope
IfA-designed sensors tested on Maunakea will enable the James Webb Space Telescope to gaze deeper into space than ever before.
4 top UH researchers recognized for global excellence
Stephen L. Vargo, Fei-Fei Jin, Daniel Huber and the late Ruth D. Gates were named to the 2021 Web of Science’s Highly Cited Researchers list.
UH-discovered asteroid could be a chunk of the Moon
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.
Secrets of planet formation take researchers on quest near and far
Teams of UH Mānoa scientists were awarded a total of $1.3 million to understand how rocky planets like Earth form.
UH solar eclipse chasers prepare for Antarctica expedition
Shadia Rifai Habbal will lead one of a small handful of scientific teams to carry out observations in the South Pole.
New method to detect Tatooine-like planets validated
UH astronomer Nader Haghighipour helped develop a technique to quickly detect objects orbiting around two stars.
