Supermassive black holes are strange, powerful, mysterious and menacing. How do they grow? And how do they impact the growth of their host galaxies?

A team of astronomers on the Big Island have discovered a new way to unlock the mysteries of how the first galaxies formed and evolved.

Honoka‘a High School senior Keilani Steele is the first Maunakea Scholar to be awarded the new Hōkūala Scholarship: $10,000 to attend the college of her choice in pursuit of an astronomy degree. 

Newly discovered planet will shed further light on exoplanets for researchers.

Maunakea Speaker Series will present Dark Nebula, Dwarf Galaxies and the Students who Explore Them: The Maunakea Scholars of Honoka‘a High School.

Supermassive Black Holes will be the topic of a free Keck Observatory Astronomy Talk held on Friday, July 27, 2018, at the Honoka‘a People's Theatre.

A multinational team of scientists has just found the first fragments of the small asteroid 2018 LA, which exploded harmlessly high above Africa on June 2.

Using a vast array of telescopes in space and on Earth, scientists have identified a source of cosmic rays that continuously rain down on Earth from space.

Keilani Steele used Keck Observatory’s DEIMOS (DEep Imaging and Multi-Object Spectrograph) instrument to study dark matter in the nearby Draco dwarf galaxy.

Keilani Steele and Hokunani Sanchez are accomplished Maunakea Scholars.