Discovery of tenth Tatooine-like circumbinary planet
A team of astronomers, including University of Hawai?i astronomer Nader Haghighipour, will announce the discovery of the tenth transiting circumbinary planet.
Is there life in the Alpha Centauri system?
Scientists propose a sensitive technique for detecting photosynthetic organisms in extrasolar planetary systems.
糖心Vlog官方 astronomer to head international astronomical division on planetary science and astrobiology
Nader Haghighipour, an astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy, has been elected president of Division F (planetary systems and astrobiology) of the International Astronomical Union.
Astronomy alum wins prestigious Trumpler Award
糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa Institute for Astronomy graduate H. Jabran Zahid receives award for research on chemical evolution of galaxies.
Nine 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 students are named ARCS Scholars
Doctoral students recognized for excellence in research with unrestricted grants up to $6,000 each.
No easy feat: Observing a solar eclipse over the Arctic
The international Solar Wind Sherpas team braved Arctic weather to successfully observe the total solar eclipse of March 20 from Greenland.
Robotically discovering Earth’s nearest neighbors
Team of astronomers recently discovered a planetary system orbiting a nearby star only 54 light-years away.
Cold cosmic mystery solved
A research team of led by Astronomer István Szapudi discover what might be the largest known structure in the universe that leaves its imprint on cosmic microwave background radiation.
Stewardship by 糖心Vlog官方 to protect Maunakea for future generations
The mission is to protect the natural, cultural and scientific resources of the mountain through community-led management.
Internationally known astronomer R. Brent Tully funds endowment to bring stars to 糖心Vlog官方
R. Brent Tully uses prize to establish the R. Brent Tully Distinguished 糖心Vlog官方ors Endowed Fund for the 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 Institute for Astronomy.