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Hilo’s own Devin Chu helping discover the secrets of the universe as an astronomer

The 32-year-old postdoctoral researcher and astrophysicist from the Big Island is peering deep into space while helping develop next-generation technology to deliver even sharper images of the universe.

Astronomers See Brightest Light in 24 Years

The enormous black hole at the center of the galaxy is having an unusually large meal of interstellar gas and dust, and researchers don’t yet understand why.

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.”