#Astronomy in Hawaii
ASTRONOMY TALK: Exploring Planets Orbiting Nearby Stars
Keck Observatory is hosting an Astronomy Talk that is free and open to the public entitled, “Exploring Planets Orbiting Nearby Stars.”
Spinning Black Hole Sprays Light-Speed Plasma Clouds Into Space
An international team of astronomers have discovered rapidly swinging jets coming from a black hole within our own Galaxy the Milky Way.
Mountain View 1st Graders Visit UH Institute of Astronomy
The entire 1st grade class of Mountain View Elementary descended on the UH Institute of Astronomy (IfA), as part of a field trip experience to UH Hilo.
Kepler Space Telescope’s First Exoplanet Candidate Confirmed
An international team of astronomers reports the confirmation of the first exoplanet candidate identified by NASA’s Kepler Mission.
Astronomers Uncover Brightest Quasar in Early Universe
Astronomers in Hawai‘i have discovered the brightest object ever seen at a time when the universe was less than one billion years old.
Press Conference to be Held to Protect Mauna a Wākea
On Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, at noon in front of Hawaiʻi Hall at UH Mānoa, faculty, staff and students from various Oʻahu-based UH campuses will hold a press conference.
ASTRONOMY TALK: Shining Light on Gravity
Keck Observatory is hosting an Astronomy Talk entitled, “Shining Light On Gravity: Sometimes All That Shimmers IS Gold” on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018.
Newly Discovered Supernova May Rewrite Theories
A newly discovered supernova by an international group of astronomers has provided an unprecedented look at the first moments of a violent stellar explosion.
TMT Committee Selects Design for Instrument
The TMT International Observatory Board of Directors has endorsed the recommendations made by the Science Advisory Committee.
Astronomers Find a Distant Solar System Object
Astronomers have discovered another new object at the edge of our solar system.
Fundraiser in Honor of Astronomer Passes Halfway Mark
The Paul H.I. Coleman Scholarship fund is now more than halfway to the goal of raising a $100,000 endowment
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.
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.
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.
NASA Launches the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
On Wednesday, April 18, 2018, NASA launched the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
Journey Through the Universe: Landscapes of the Moon & Mars
W.M. Keck Observatory announces that NASA Scientist Brian Day will give a demonstration of the lunar and planetary mapping and modeling portals his team developed at NASA.
Journey Through the Universe Program Returns
Hawai‘i Island’s leading astronomy education and outreach program, Journey Through the Universe (“Journey”) is returning for its 14th year.
Cosmic Space Invaders or Victims of Galactic Eviction?
(MPIA) announces that an international team of astronomers has made a surprising discovery about the birthplace of groups of stars.
NASA Astronaut Visits Hilo for Onizuka Science Day
On Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, about 400 students grades 3 through 12 attended the 18th annual Onizuka Science Day.
