Astronomy
Crew Selected for ‘Mission to Mars’
January 10, 2017 · 2:16 AM UTC
On Jan.19, six crew members will enter a geodesic dome atop Mauna Loa as part of an eight-month research study of human behavior and performance.
Gemini Probes Distant Host of Enigmatic Radio Bursts
January 4, 2017 · 10:40 PM UTC
“Once we were able to accurately pinpoint the burst’s location in the two-dimensional sky, we enlisted the 8-meter Gemini North telescope on Maunakea… to characterize the corresponding host galaxy.”
Unsolved Mysteries of Planetary Geophysics
December 26, 2016 · 10:19 PM UTC
Katherine De Kleer will survey recent discoveries on the nature of geological activity on solar system satellites and will discuss new mysteries…
TMT Hosts International Workshop
December 15, 2016 · 9:42 PM UTC
Astronomy and engineering graduate students from the Thirty Meter Telescope international partnership countries gathered in Hilo for a future leaders workshop.
Maunakea IRTF Supports Jupiter Exploration
December 14, 2016 · 7:00 PM UTC
The public will have the opportunity to learn about the formation of planets and other related science phenomena at ‘Imiloa’s Maunakea Skies talk on Dec. 16.
Maunakea Telescope Detects Faintest Satellite Galaxy
November 22, 2016 · 8:30 PM UTC
An international team led by researchers from Tohoku University has found an extremely faint dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
UH Hilo, PISCES, NASA Prepare for Mars Mission
November 18, 2016 · 12:14 AM UTC
The project is focused on developing operation protocols for a joint human-robotic exploration of Mars in the search for extraterrestrial life.
TMT Robot Receives Stellar Design Award
November 14, 2016 · 9:55 PM UTC
A Segment-Handling Robot developed in Japan for the Thirty Meter Telescope has received the 2016 Good Design Award.
Maunakea Telescope to Assess Planets of Nearby Stars
November 10, 2016 · 6:02 PM UTC
A team of scientists and engineers recently reported successful operation of a new instrument for the Subaru Telescope on Maunakea.
Maunakea Skies: Long-Wavelength Eyes on the Cosmos
November 8, 2016 · 10:00 PM UTC
Dr. Mark Rawlings will focus on telescopes that observe at the longer wavelengths and discuss their roles in observing the material between stars.
Maunakea Skies Talk: TMT’s Scientific & Engineering Challenges
October 14, 2016 · 7:17 PM UTC
The public is invited to learn more about the Japanese perspective on TMT and the progress and challenges of building this next-generation instrument.
PISCES Interns Return From ‘Moon Mission’
October 7, 2016 · 9:48 PM UTC
Kyla Defore and Ashley Garnett remotely operated PISCES’ planetary rover from mission control in Hilo, navigating lunar-like terrain and gathering data.
Big Island ‘Hab-inauts’ Return From ‘Mission to Mars’
September 19, 2016 · 11:55 PM UTC
Six scientists will soon emerge from a 1,000-square-foot dome on Mauna Loa, where they have spent the past year simulating the first human habitat on Mars.
Maunakea Skies: Recent Discoveries & Future Promise
September 16, 2016 · 11:42 PM UTC
Dr. Richard Green will discuss the UKIRT telescope’s use of infrared radiation and its promising plans for the future.
Cosmic Neighbors Inhibit Star Formation
August 24, 2016 · 6:56 PM UTC
Maunakea’s WM Keck Observatory was instrumental in the discovery of four of the most distant clusters of galaxies ever found.
UH Recruiting for ‘Mission to Mars’
August 11, 2016 · 1:48 AM UTC
The upcoming simulation missions will be conducted an isolated, Mars-like environment—the slopes of Mauna Loa on the Big Island.
Maunakea Skies: Future of UH Hilo Astronomy Program
August 10, 2016 · 10:12 PM UTC
Dr. Marianne Takamiya will present an update on developments in UH Hilo’s astronomy program at ‘Imiloa’s Maunakea Skies talk on Aug. 19 at 7 p.m.
Keck Astronomers Look 12 Billion Years Into Past
August 3, 2016 · 11:57 PM UTC
UCLA astronomers have used the W.M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea to make the first accurate measurement of the abundance of oxygen in a distant galaxy.
Poll: Hawai‘i Islanders Support TMT 2–1
August 3, 2016 · 8:58 PM UTC
The results of a new scientific poll show that Hawai‘i Island residents support the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope by a nearly 2-to-1 margin.
Great Red Spot Heats Jupiter’s Upper Atmosphere
July 27, 2016 · 8:14 PM UTC
Data from the Infrared Telescope Facility on Maunakea, reveals that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may be the source of energy heating the planet’s upper atmosphere.
