#Telescopes on Maunakea
Public Urged to Participate on Proposed Maunakea Rules
Public invited to provide feedback on the latest draft of the proposed administrative rules to govern public and commercial activities on Maunakea.
Congressman Case Praises Astronomers Who Captured Image of Black Hole
Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) gave the following speech on the floor of the U.S. House on Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Unusual Galaxies Defy Dark Matter Theory
After drawing both praise and skepticism, the team of astronomers who discovered NGC 1052-DF2, are back with stronger evidence about its bizarre nature.
‘Anemic Galaxy’ Reveals Deficiencies Theory
A team of astronomers led by the UCO has studied in great detail a galaxy so faint and in such pristine condition it has acted as a time capsule.
Telescope Discovers Flare 10 Billion Times More Powerful Than Those on Sun
A Hawai‘i telescope captured the brightest Stellar Flare ever recorded in history.
Hawai‘i Astronomers View Comet 46P/Wirtanen
Hawai‘i astronomers are getting an exciting view of Comet 46P/Wirtanen at Keck Observatory, with sharper-than-ever data images of this icy, rocky space visitor.
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.
Community Presentations on the Future of Maunakea
Sen. Kaiali‘i Kahele released a statement on planned, statewide community presentations on Maunakea and Senate Bill 3090 Senate Draft 2 (SB3090 SD2).
