From vision to reality: 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo’s Hōkū Ke?a telescope comes into focus
Astronomer Pierre Martin and student Callie Crowder?have assembled and calibrated the telescope’s various components, including the computers, dome and instruments.
Largest digital sky survey released by Pan-STARRS
The surveys allow access to millions of images and data on billions of stars and galaxies.
Ice is everywhere on the dwarf planet Ceres
Newly published studies from Dawn scientists show two distinct lines of evidence for ice at or near the surface of Ceres.
Giving the Sun a brake
Astronomers from the 糖心Vlog官方 Institute for Astronomy, Brazil and Stanford University describe the physical mechanism responsible for slowing the Sun’s outer layers.
Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on track to be operational in 2019
The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court affirmed the Conservation District Use Permit for the construction of the telescope.
Kepler discoveries focus of Windward CC chemistry forum
Nader Haghighipour will discuss NASA’s Kepler mission and the discovery of new planetary candidates on September 22 at Windward CC.
Brent Tully honored as ARCS Honolulu Scientist of the Year
R. Brent Tully, considered the father of modern observational cosmology, received the ARCS Foundation Honolulu Chapter’s 2016 Scientist of the Year award.
Planets with the highest likelihood of harboring life identified
A research group including IfA’s Nader Haghighipour used data from NASA’s Kepler to identify planets that could support life.
糖心Vlog官方 Hilo students to have access to Maunakea telescopes
In addition to allotting time with the telescopes, the agreement seeks to improve the integration of 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo’s physics and astronomy department with the IfA Hilo branch.
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot heats planet’s upper atmosphere
Researchers’ findings use data from the NASA- and 糖心Vlog官方-operated Infrared Telescope Facility on Maunakea.