#Maunakea observatories

More than 30 organizations will host demonstrations, games and activities that highlight astronomy, robotics and natural sciences.

Tour participants learn about the scientific, cultural and environmental importance of the mauna and then actually visit the inside of one of the telescopes atop the summit.

Twenty programs, institutions and observatories will be represented as Hawaiʻi-based scientists lead hands-on, educational activities from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Kona on Saturday.

Big Islanders and others wasted no time in sharing images — and their excitement for the wintry weather — while the frozen precipitation was on the ground early Sunday at the summit.

An international team of scientists, with the help of three observatories atop Mauna Kea on the Big Island, discovered the relatively close exoplanet dubbed Gliese 12 b in our galactic neighborhood.

Students can vie for the top honor of having their design on a bronze or aluminum coin for 2024.

The three-year pilot program offers highly specialized technical training and commercial work experience for students enrolled in the college’s Electrical Installation and Maintenance Technology Program.

The Daniel K. Inouye Highway, or Saddle Road, is quite possibly the most important roadway on the island.

The world now has an image of the giant occupying the darkness at the center of the Milky Way thanks to a collaborative effort among more than 300 researchers from 80 institutes from around the globe, including 11 observatories, two of which are on the Big Island.

One of the Big Island astronomy sector’s signature events is set to blast off and everyone is invited.

Several students from an Oʻahu high school are the latest to be named Maunakea Scholars.

Caltech has received the final approval needed to begin decommissioning the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory from Maunakea.

Part of the mission of the Maunakea Observatories is to share their discoveries with Big Island students and the public. And sometimes, getting that conversation started can be as simple as minting a coin.

The newly upgraded adaptive optics (AO) system on W.M. Keck Observatory’s Keck II telescope now features the first infrared pyramid wavefront sensor available for scientific use.

A galaxy in the constellation Hercules that only recently started making stars has broken the record for having the lowest level of oxygen ever seen in a young galaxy.

Adhering to strict COVID-19 guidelines, the deliveries of food boxes are set up as a no-contact delivery service.

The team measured the vapor by peering at Europa through W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawai‘i, one of the world’s largest telescopes.

Using multiple Maunakea Observatories, an international team of astronomers has discovered the earliest protocluster ever found.

The presentation, free and open to the public, will be held at Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy Gates Performing Arts Center.

Unknown parties vandalized two Maunakea Observatories Support Services vehicles in Hilo last weekend, according to an incident report.