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Mysteries of interstellar ?Oumuamua part of 糖心Vlog官方 speaker series

IfA Astronomer Karen Meech will headline virtual conversation about interstellar object ʻOumuamua.

Pan-STARRS spots three asteroids, one of them, about the size of 1½ football fields, which hadn’t been seen since 2001.

Nineteen STEM doctoral candidates received a $5,000 grant to support travel, computer research equipment and educational expenses.

More than a thousand viewers from as far as Hong Kong and India tuned into IfA’s livestream of the total lunar eclipse on May 26.

The Hawaiʻi-based planetary census sought to find where giant planets tend to reside relative to their host stars.

IfA will lead researchers set to analyze images captured by NASA’s flagship JWST mission which will launch in fall 2021.

HI STAR students mentored by 糖心Vlog官方 IfA captured four awards at the Hawaiʻi State Science and Engineering Fair.

Ashley Kaya was mentored by 糖心Vlog官方 Institute for Astronomy staff and won telescope viewing time.

A Maui teen guided by a 糖心Vlog官方 IfA mentor nets multiple awards at the Maui County science fair for research on active galactic nuclei.

IfA astronomers will conduct follow-up observations using telescopes on Maunakea.