Astronomy
Maunakea Telescope Detects Faintest Satellite Galaxy
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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’
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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.
Cosmic Events: Dark Matter, Dark Energy
The Remaining 95%: Insights From Gravitational Lensing will be presented at the Honoka‘a People’s Theatre on Thursday, July 28, from 7 to 8 p.m.
Asteroid: Mission Extreme Coming to ‘Imiloa
‘Imiloa Astronomy Center will bring a thrilling new planetarium show to the Big Island in September.
More Than 100 New Exoplanets Confirmed
An international team of astronomers, including scientists from Keck, have confirmed the discovery of more than 100 exoplanets.
