Planetary scientist selected as Artist in Residence at international conference
Burkhard created a space for reflection and conversation, while also emphasizing sustainability by repurposing materials from the conference itself.
NASA selects UH Mānoa planetary scientist for Lucy asteroid mission
Costello will contribute to the goal of understanding the nature and history of Trojan asteroids by providing insights into the role of meteoritic impacts in shaping the surfaces of the Trojans.
Mars or bust! UH students’ robot design heads to international showdown
The University Rover Challenge challenges teams to design and build the next generation of Mars rovers that may one day work alongside astronauts exploring the Red Planet.
Assessing Hawaiʻi’s geothermal potential focus of UH’s groundbreaking research
Geothermal electricity is clean, inexpensive and firm—with the last meaning that is “always on” regardless of weather conditions or time of day.
Has Earth’s oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years?
To the surprise of many planetary scientists, the oxidized iron mineral hematite has been discovered at high latitudes on the Moon.
UH alumna selected for prestigious planetary science fellowship
Emily First, PhD graduate at UH Mānoa, will receive $375,000 to support her research to understand the composition of rocky planets across the galaxy.
Water formation on the Moon demonstrated by UH Mānoa scientists
The W.M. Keck Research Laboratory and the Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology have collaborated on a project that for the first time has shown chemical, physical and material evidence for water formation on the Moon.
Direct evidence of ice on Moon surface discovered
Led by researchers from UH Mānoa's School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, scientists found the first direct evidence of surface-exposed water ice in permanently shaded regions on the Moon.
UH planetary scientists internationally recognized
Alexander Krot, Linda Martel and Lydia Hallis were were honored at the 81st annual meeting of the Meteoritical Society.
Retracing the origins of a massive, multi-ring crater
An international team of scientists have reconstructed the extreme collision that created one of the moon’s largest craters, 3.8 billion years ago.
