Is UH-discovered ʻOumuamua an alien listening device?
IfA astronomer Karen Meech led international research on ʻOumuamua and pokes holes in extraterrestrial theories.
UH astronomers discover ‘double-bubble’ solar eruption during 2020 eclipse
IfA astronomers investigate a unique solar magnetic eruption observed during the 2020 total solar eclipse from Argentina.
Enormous white dwarf deciphered with help of Hawaiʻi telescopes
Keck Observatory and data from UH Pan-STARRS helped characterize the dead star, which is about the size of the Moon.
Asteroids named after UH astronomers
Five asteroids have recently been named in honor of IfA astronomers.
IfA students receive research, teaching accolades
Five IfA students earned a wide range of awards, many including scholarships and fellowships.
UH astronomers play key role in planetary defense
Karen Meech discusses with the BOR the unit’s research accolades and essential collaboration with telescopes in Hawaiʻi.
Mysteries of interstellar ʻOumuamua part of UH speaker series
IfA Astronomer Karen Meech will headline virtual conversation about interstellar object ʻOumuamua.
Lunar eclipse aids in locating 3 Near-Earth asteroids
Pan-STARRS spots three asteroids, one of them, about the size of 1½ football fields, which hadn’t been seen since 2001.
Habitable Earth an anomaly? Awardees of STEM grants study this and more
Nineteen STEM doctoral candidates received a $5,000 grant to support travel, computer research equipment and educational expenses.
IfA’s Super Blood Moon broadcast nets gazers world wide
More than a thousand viewers from as far as Hong Kong and India tuned into IfA’s livestream of the total lunar eclipse on May 26.
