Image of the Week: Snow on the summit
This week’s image is from the UH Maunakea Stewardship Instagram.
Black hole jets stretch 140x wider than Milky Way
Using the Keck Observatory on Maunakea, astronomers uncovered the largest pair of black hole jets ever observed.
UH Maui College’s Donaghy releases book on Hawaiian musical activism
Mele on the Mauna is UH Maui College Associate Professor Keola Donaghy’s first book.
Maunakea: Road closed after Hone causes erosion, landslides
Winds reached nearly 100 mph on the summit and heavy rain opened up several large cracks on Maunakea Access Road.
UH alumna on search for life beyond Earth
IfA alumna Megan Ansdell is one of the leading scientists for NASA’s future space telescope geared toward searching for Earth-like planets.
Potential $85M from NASA for UH management of Maunakea telescope
NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility is used to identify asteroids and comets that may pose a threat to Earth. UH has operated it since 1979.
Second observatory removed from Maunakea summit
Site work for the decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory was completed in June.
UH astronomers part of NASA’s $19.5M artificial star mission
The Landolt Space Mission plans to send a satellite into orbit in 2029 and UH astronomers will utilize observations to generate fresh star brightness catalogs.
Maunakea: 1st telescope decommissioning complete
The historic decommissioning of UH Hilo’s Hōkū Keʻa Observatory was completed in May 2024, and the area will be monitored over the next three years.
Maunakea telescope dome removed, Caltech removal on track
The next phase involves removing the concrete foundations, pavement and underground utilities.
