Astronomy
VIDEO: Scientists Detect New Gravitational Wave Source
Professor Ryan Foley tells the harrowing story of how his small team of young, diverse scientists using a tiny telescope made an incredible discovery.
Super Blood Wolf Moon Visible on Hawai‘i Island Jan. 20
The total lunar eclipse will be fully visible in Hilo on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, beginning at 5:58 p.m. (and just a bit later on the other side of the island).
Birth of Black Hole Captured for First Time
Hawai‘i telescopes help astronomers identify mysterious glowing ‘cow’ in the sky.
Astronomers Uncover Brightest Quasar in Early Universe
Astronomers in Hawai‘i have discovered the brightest object ever seen at a time when the universe was less than one billion years old.
Maunakea Scholars & Mānoa Academy Prep Hawaiʻi’s Aspiring Astronomers
Hawaiʻi students receive world-class STEM learning opportunity through pilot program in partnership with University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa for the first time.
UH Astronomer Receives American Astronomical Society’s Highest Award
Ann Merchant Boesgaard was awarded the 2019 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship by the American Astronomical Society.
Keck Discovery of New Exoplanet May Alter Planet Formation Theory
Astronomers have found a new exoplanet that could alter the standing theory of planet formation.
Science Students to Share Discoveries at ‘Imiloa Talk
The Maunakea Speaker Series talk is free to attend and will happen on Thursday, Jan. 10, from 7 to 8 p.m.
TMT Offers $320,000 for 2019 STEM Internship Program
The Akamai Workforce Initiative is seeking applicants for its Akamai Summer Internship Program.
Applications for Akamai Summer Internship Program Available
TMT provides $320,000 in funding for 2019 STEM Internship Program.
Alaska Aeropspace Proposes Big Island Launch Site
The Alaska Aerospace Corporation wants to build the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Hawai‘i (PSCH) on the Big Island of Hawai‘i.
VIDEO: Dragonflies, Dark Matter & the Hunt for Ghostly Galaxies
W.M. Keck’s Astronomy Talk series will feature “Dragonflies, Dark Matter, And The Hunt For Ghostly Galaxies” by Pieter Van Dokkum.
Keck Observatory Astronomers Discover Rare ‘Fossil Cloud’
The rare relic is one of only three fossil clouds known in the universe.
Hawai‘i Astronomers View Comet 46P/Wirtanen
Hawai‘i astronomers are getting an exciting view of Comet 46P/Wirtanen at Keck Observatory, with sharper-than-ever data images of this icy, rocky space visitor.
Hawai‘i Astronomer Helps Discover Most Distant Solar System Object
A Hawa‘i astronomer was part of a team of astronomers who have discovered the most distant body ever observed in the solar system.
HI-SEAS Receives NASA Grant to Complete Research
NASA has approved a restart of a $1-million grant to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Hawaiʻi Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) project.
ASTRONOMY TALK: Shining Light on Gravity
Keck Observatory is hosting an Astronomy Talk entitled, “Shining Light On Gravity: Sometimes All That Shimmers IS Gold” on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018.
Astronomy Talk Video: ‘The Monster at the Heart of Our Galaxy’
Discover this year’s exciting new developments in unraveling the mysteries of supermassive black holes in this video of a talk entitled “The Monster at the Heart of Our Galaxy.”
Astronomers Uncover Elusive Parent Star Behind Supernova
The discovery could yield important insights into stellar evolution.
