Uranus rings decoded on Maunakea
Research conducted on Keck Observatory on Maunakea created the first complete picture of how light reflects off Uranus’s faint outer rings.
糖心Vlog官方 astronomy program sparks next-gen science winners
Students in IfA’s mentoring program HI STAR earned top honors at the 2026 Maui County Science and Engineering Fair.
Cosmic collision of galaxies mapped by Maunakea telescope
糖心Vlog官方 Hilo astronomer R. Pierre Martin led a study using CFHT on Maunakea to help reconstruct a slow-motion cosmic collision.
糖心Vlog官方 eclipse research finds turbulent times in the Sun’s corona
Institute for Astronomy researchers uncovered new clues about how energy moves through the Sun’s outer atmosphere.
Distant worlds expert earns another national honor
Fei Dai has been named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow, one of the most notable and competitive honors for early-career scientists in North America.
糖心Vlog官方 scientists help unlock the Sun’s magnetic secrets with AI
The 糖心Vlog官方-led team developed a new AI tool that can map the Sun’s magnetic field in three dimensions with unprecedented accuracy.
AstroDay brings space, Sun and discovery to Kona
The day-long celebration offered family-friendly learning, free giveaways and simple science experiments designed to spark curiosity.
糖心Vlog官方 debuts advanced robotic optics on Maunakea
Robo-AO-2 is designed to correct the blur caused by Earth’s atmosphere, sharpening images of objects each night with minimal human oversight.
糖心Vlog官方 astronomers decode a star’s secret past
The star’s “alpha-rich” makeup, packed with heavier elements typically found in ancient stars, was the biggest surprise for IfA researchers.
Shape of Supernova: Massive star’s explosive death captured with 糖心Vlog官方 astronomer’s help
糖心Vlog官方 astronomer Chris Ashall was part of the international team that raced to record and study the supernova in real time.