Institute for Astronomy – University of Hawaiʻi System News

Astronomer receives American Astronomical Society’s highest award

January 8, 2019

Ann Merchant Boesgaard, professor emerita of astronomy, is the 2019 recipient of the American Astronomical Society's 2019 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, the organization's highest award.

Newly discovered supernova may rewrite exploding star origin theories

November 30, 2018

A supernova discovered by an international group of astronomers has provided an unprecedented look at the first moments of a violent stellar explosion.

Maunakea scholar studies Star Wars planet

November 28, 2018

Waipahu High School student Laura Daclison observed a real-life “Tatooine” using one of the largest, most scientifically-impactful observatories in the world as part of the Maunakea Scholars program.

While seeking Planet X, astronomers find a distant solar system object

October 2, 2018

The new extremely distant object far beyond Pluto has an orbit that supports the presence of a larger unknown planet or “Planet X.”

Fundraising in honor of late Native Hawaiian astronomer passes halfway mark

September 27, 2018

The Paul H.I. Coleman Scholarship will support local high school graduates who choose to study astronomy at UH.

Hawaiʻi CC STEM students gain experience in astronomy sector

August 27, 2018

Three students put their science and technology skills to use in the astronomy sector this summer as part of the Akamai Workforce Initiative.

IfA graduate receives prestigious award for work on extrasolar planets

August 15, 2018

Institute for Astronomy doctoral graduate Benjamin Fulton has been awarded the Robert J. Trumpler Award from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

President’s July 2018 highlights and updates

July 19, 2018

Highlights include JABSOM scholarships, increased research funding, the President's Award for Excellence in Building and Grounds Maintenance and more.

Astronomers find 12 new moons, one oddball, orbiting Jupiter

July 18, 2018

Observations by Dave Tholen and Dora Fohring from the Institute for Astronomy helped a team of researchers to follow the motion of Jupiter's moons and refine their orbits.

Endowed UH scholarship will help future astronomers reach for the stars

July 17, 2018

Newton and Roberta Chu honored the late Paul Coleman, who was the first Native Hawaiian to graduate with a doctorate in astrophysics.