UH part of world’s largest digital sky survey
This second release contains more than 1.6 petabytes of data, making it the largest volume of astronomical information ever released.
UH Astronomer John Tonry elected to National Academy of Sciences
Tonry is an expert in developing technologies to survey the sky to find moving and variable objects such as exploding stars and asteroids.
Small asteroid or comet ‘visits’ from beyond the solar system
A small, recently discovered asteroid or comet appears to have originated from outside the solar system, if so it could be the first “interstellar object” to be observed and confirmed by astronomers.
UH part of astronomical discovery that changes understanding of universe
Institute for Astronomy researchers played a major role in one of the most significant astronomical discoveries in decades—the first observations of a binary neutron star merger and resulting kilonova explosion.
Largest digital sky survey released by Pan-STARRS
The surveys allow access to millions of images and data on billions of stars and galaxies.
Newly discovered asteroid is Earth’s companion
Institute for Astronomy researchers discover an asteroid close to Earth that follows the planet around the Sun.
Pan-STARRSchases source of LIGO gravity wave event
UH’s Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System maps the sky looking for LIGO gravity wave event.
Cold cosmic mystery solved
A research team of led by Astronomer István Szapudi discover what might be the largest known structure in the universe that leaves its imprint on cosmic microwave background radiation.
