Astronomy
Maunakea Visitor Information Station to Close on Sundays
The Maunakea Visitor Information Station (VIS) will be closed on Sundays beginning Aug. 26, 2018.
UH Graduate Receives Prestigious Award for Work on Extrasolar Planets
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa reports that a 2017 Institute for Astronomy (IfA) doctoral graduate has been awarded the Robert J. Trumpler Award.
Black Hole Hunter to Present Talk
Supermassive black holes are strange, powerful, mysterious and menacing. How do they grow? And how do they impact the growth of their host galaxies?
Young Galaxy’s Halo Offers Clues to Its Growth & Evolution
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.
New Scholarship Launches With Surprise Award to Honoka‘a Senior
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.
Astronomers Discover Twin to Famous Exoplanet
Newly discovered planet will shed further light on exoplanets for researchers.
Dark Nebula, Dwarf Galaxies & Students Who Explore Them
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 Topic of Free Talk
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.
Mauna Loa Telescope Helps Pinpoint Meteorite Impact Prediction
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.
Hawai‘i Telescopes Help Unravel Longstanding Cosmic Mystery
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.
Honoka‘a Grad Scores Observatory Time at Keck
Keilani Steele used Keck Observatory’s DEIMOS (DEep Imaging and Multi-Object Spectrograph) instrument to study dark matter in the nearby Draco dwarf galaxy.
Maunakea Speakers Series to Feature Honoka‘a Students
Keilani Steele and Hokunani Sanchez are accomplished Maunakea Scholars.
New Evidence Suggests ʻOumuamua Could be a Comet
New evidence suggests ʻOumuamua could potentially be a comet.
Telescope Debuts New Planet Hunter
After four months of hard work on Maunakea and over a decade in the making, SPIRou (SpectroPolarimètre InfraRouge), Canada-France-Hawaii-Telescope’s (CFHT) new planet hunting instrument.
Keck Observatory to Expand Exoplanet Research
Astronomers will study exoplanets in more detail and seek out habitable places for life.
Behind the Scenes: Maintaining Keck’s Massive Mirrors
How do you clean one of the world’s most advanced telescopes?
Student Thrives through PIPES Internship with OMKM
PIPES alumnus Ku‘upua Kiyuna interned with OMKM during the summer of 2016.
NASA Launches the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
On Wednesday, April 18, 2018, NASA launched the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
Podcast Series Chronicles ‘Mission to Mars’ in Hawai‘i
Podcast company Gimlet Media is launching a new series, “The Habitat,” on Wednesday, April 18, 2018.
Students Have First-Time Experience on Maunakea
Astronomy students from the Kohala and Kapolei High Schools experienced an unexpected treat on a recent trip to the summit of Maunakea.
