#European Space Agency

UH-discovered asteroid to make close approach to Earth, no impact risk

The asteroid, named 2024 MK, is about 575 feet or nearly two football fields across, and will brighten to visual magnitude 8, fainter than what is visible by the naked eye but easily detectable with binoculars or a small telescope.

Mauna Kea Observatories reveal black holes on collision course

“What this discovery gives is an insight into the dynamic, often violent early histories of galaxies,” a Keck Observatory scientist said.

Big Island Meteorologist to Observe Satellite Launch

The European Space Agency has invited Hawai‘i Island resident Michael Phillips to attend a rocket launch event at ESA headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany.

UH IfA Director Leaving for European Space Agency

UH Institute for Astronomy Director Günther Hasinger is leaving to be the next director of science at the European Space Agency, Europe’s equivalent to NASA.