UH astronomers help confirm existence of 2 newborn planets
UH astronomers are a part of a team that captured never-before-seen images of baby planets from Maunakea.
UH Mānoa graduate selected for national astrochemistry award
Andrew Turner’s award winning dissertation focused on the biological origin of the element phosphorus.
Key phosphorus-based molecule for life on Earth may have come from Space
A meteor could be the vessel to have brought a key ingredient to life on Earth, according to researchers at UH Mānoa.
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.
Did key building blocks for life come from deep space?
Phosphates, a key building block for life, was found to be generated in outer space and delivered to early Earth by meteorites or comets.
Ralf Kaiser named American Chemical Society fellow
Kaiser is one of 65 members who will be inducted for his outstanding contributions to science and the profession, and for his equally exemplary service to ACS.
A chilling discovery about the universe’s molecular building blocks of life
UH Mānoa’s Matt Abplanalp and Ralf Kaiser find evidence of cosmic-ray-triggered chemistry in interstellar ices that are relevant to life on Earth.
Key building block of life may have come from deep space
UH Mānoa researchers provide compelling evidence that glycerol may have occured in space more than 4 billion years ago.
