Astronomy
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.
