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IAU Adopts Hawaiian Names for Locally Discovered Asteroids

Maunakea Observatories and the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center announced the acceptance of Hawaiian names for two asteroid discoveries made by telescopes in Hawai‘i.

Maunakea Scholars & Mānoa Academy Prep Hawaiʻi’s Aspiring Astronomers

Hawaiʻi students receive world-class STEM learning opportunity through pilot program in partnership with University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa for the first time.

Dark Nebula, Dwarf Galaxies & Students Who Explore Them

Maunakea Speaker Series will present Dark Nebula, Dwarf Galaxies and the Students who Explore Them: The Maunakea Scholars of Honoka‘a High School.

Hawai‘i Telescopes Help Unravel Longstanding Cosmic Mystery

Using a vast array of telescopes in space and on Earth, scientists have identified a source of cosmic rays that continuously rain down on Earth from space.

Honoka‘a Grad Scores Observatory Time at Keck

Keilani Steele used Keck Observatory’s DEIMOS (DEep Imaging and Multi-Object Spectrograph) instrument to study dark matter in the nearby Draco dwarf galaxy.