Scientists find Earth-sized rocky exoplanet
A team of astronomers, led by 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa’s Andrew Howard found the first Earth-sized planet outside the solar system that has a rocky composition like that of Earth.
Institute for Astronomy remembers George H. Herbig
George H. Herbig, astronomer emeritus at the University of Hawaiʻi at 惭ā苍辞补 has died at the age of 93.
Link discovered between solar storms and dropped cell phone calls
An international study conducted in part by a scientist at the Institute for Astronomy reveals connection between solar storms and radio bursts.
Strange lonely planet found without a star
An international team of astronomers has discovered a young planet—PSO J318.5-22—that is not orbiting a star.
糖心Vlog官方 role critical in monitoring space debris and asteroids
The Institute for Astronomy’s Haleakalā and the Mauna Kea observatories assists in tracking manmade space junk and asteroids.
糖心Vlog官方 supports nation’s top space surveillance conference
The top scientific conference in the fields of space optics, imaging and surveillance is being held on Maui with the participation and support of the University of Hawaiʻi.
A video map captures movement in the nearby universe
糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa astronomers Brent Tully, Helene Courtois and an international team of researchers map motions of the nearby universe in three-dimensional detail.
Martian clay could help reveal environmental conditions on early Earth
糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa NASA Astrobiology Institute discover chemical in Martian meteorite that may play an important role in the origin of life on Earth.
Astronomers discover black holes were abundant among earliest stars
糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa astronomer Guenther Hasinger and team discover the existence of black holes during initial galaxy formation.
Astronomy event inspires kids young and old
Activities and exhibits attract kids and families to the the annual open house of the Institute for Astronomy.