Hawaiʻi astronomers part of $11M grant to design software for new space telescope
The team will design software needed to process observations of thousands of supernovae that Roman is expected to discover.
Global award for UH professor, world authority in particle astrophysics
The prize was announced in July 2023 at the International Cosmic Ray Conference, held this year in Nagoya, Japan.
In memoriam: Gary Varner, honored physicist, educator
Gary Varner, professor of physics and astronomy at UH Mānoa, died on July 14.
High energy physics experts network, collaborate at UH-hosted symposium
The symposium was started in 1979 under an agreement between the Japan and U.S. governments on cooperation in research and development in science and technology.
1st observational evidence linking black holes to dark energy
Astrophysicists Duncan Farrah and Kevin Croker led the study which uncovered the first evidence of “cosmological coupling.”
$2.5M grant to monitor space weather, making space travel safer
The project will measure the most powerful particles emitted by the Sun.
Mission to find lunar ice gets $3M NASA boost
CoRaLS is looking to be the first mission to detect subsurface ice below the first meter of the Moon.
New study proposes expansion of universe directly impacts black hole growth
The study is the first to show that both large and small black hole masses can result from a single pathway.
Balloon project to detect dark matter receives multi-million dollar boost
The balloon will launch in skies over Antarctica in fall 2022.
Comprehensive nanoscience handbook published by UH professor
21st Century Nanoscience: A Handbook has 10 volumes with 518 science contributors, 4,142 pages and 2,917 illustrations.
