#UH Astronomy

Astronomers in Hawaiʻi work every night to protect Earth from asteroids big and small

The University of Hawaiʻi is a major contributor to protecting Earth from asteroids big and small with several telescopes and programs.

Hawaiʻi Telescope Spots Three Near-Earth Objects

As a particular NEO moves about the sun, its orbit may occasionally bring it to where it can be observed from Earth, but sometimes that window of opportunity may only be a few days.

UH Discovery Changes Understanding of Universe

A recent discovery by UH astronomers fundamentally affects our understanding of the origin of many of the elements common on Earth and in our bodies.

Astronomers Discover Variability in the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades Cluster

An international team of astronomers used the Kepler Space Telescope to perform the most detailed study of the Pleiades star cluster to date