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Data from Big Island’s W. M. Keck Observatory reveals youngest planet outside solar system

The planet, known as Elias 2-24 b, is still gathering material from the disk of gas and dust surrounding its young host star, allowing scientists to study a giant planet that is gr...

К»IkuwДЃ Journey Through the Universe brings the solar system to Hilo

More than 1,400 Hilo-WaiДЃkea students explored the wonder of astronomy during К»IkuwДЃ Journey Through the Universe (Journey) Week, Oct. 19-22, 2026.

Hawai'i high school students name image of glittering galaxy pair

Nā ʻUhane Māhoe Huki Pū i ke Ola is the Hawaiian name given to NGC 7253—a pair of spiral galaxies caught in each other's gravity. Captured by the Gemini North telescope on Ma...

Data from HawaiÊ»i’s W. M. Keck Observatory reveals youngest planet outside solar system

The planet, known as Elias 2-24 b, is still gathering material from the disk of gas and dust surrounding its young host star, allowing scientists to study a giant planet that is gr...

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to launch with University of Hawaiʻi-developed infrared sensors

Decades of University of Hawaiʻi technological innovation and scientific leadership are set to launch on Aug. 30 with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a mission that is ex...

Skywatch: Team identifies new Wolf-Rayet stars near Milky Way’s black hole

Astronomers using the W.M. Keck Observatory and Gemini North Telescope on Mauna Kea have published a study about Wolf-Rayet stars orbiting the central supermassive black hole at th...

Maunakea’s Subaru Telescope reveals unexpected surface of distant comet

A chance discovery in archival images from the Subaru Telescope on Maunakea has revealed that the surface of a distant comet behaves unlike the dark asteroids it resembles. The fin...

Officials celebrate completion of gamma-ray telescope array in La Palma

The Large-Sized Telescope will provide new insights into the early universe The post Officials celebrate completion of gamma-ray telescope array in La Palma appeared first on Physi...

Canada-France-Hawaiʻi Telescope discovers more than 2,100 previously unknown galaxies

The discovery is the result of a decades-long survey that is now providing new insights into how galaxies form and evolve.

NASA’s newest space telescope gets help from astronomers, decades of innovation at University of Hawai‘i

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will begin a mission after it launches Aug. 30 to capture sweeping views of the universe on a scale never before possible and five University...

Volcano Watch: From aloha to talofa; Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitors American Samoa

The observatory based on the Big Island in Hawai‘i most of the year remotely keeps an eye on American Samoa, annual visits to the U.S. territory are essential for maintaining...

Thirty Meter Telescope rejects La Palma as alternative host site

€1bn funding package has been turned down by the Thirty Meter Telescope International Organization The post Thirty Meter Telescope rejects La Palma as alternative host site appear...

The Telescope Buried in Ice [Infographic]

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a giant neutrino “telescope” built inside the Antarctic ice near the South Pole. It is designed to detect rare flashes of light made when high-e...

University of Hawaii seeks changes to Maunakea master plan

The University of Hawaii is seeking input from the public on proposed changes to its master plan for the Maunakea summit region, including revisions to allow for decommissioned obs...

Oman’s first robotic observatory opens at Jabal Shams

AL HAMRA: The Oman Astronomical and Space Society inaugurated its new astronomical observatory at the Jabal Shams Resort in the Wilayat of Al Hamra, Al Dakhiliyah Governorate. It i...

IU Kokomo open house gives visitors a closer look at the night sky

Community members explored the universe during a public open house at the Indiana University Kokomo Observatory on September 13.

Hawaii island to get license plate reader cameras

HILO >> The state Department of Law Enforcement has plans to install 75 automatic license plate reader cameras, known as ALPRs, on the Big Island as part of an initiative to...

Earthquake at magnitude-4.0 located south of PÄhala rumbles Big Island

More than 56 "Felt Reports" were sent to the U.S. Geological Survey within the first half-hour following the quake; the farthest away coming from Honolulu, but it was mostly report...

UH: Moon soil reads as cosmic time capsule for exploding stars

A new study led by a University of Hawai‘i at MÄnoa researcher discovered that the Moon’s mixed-up soil can be read as a cosmic time capsule for exploding stars.

US nonprofit designates Lala Mountain a dark sky site

Editorial: Engage public in Mauna Kea transition

The University of Hawaii is hoping to align its master plan with the state’s policy on Mauna Kea, proposing that decommissioned telescope sites could be reused for such scientific...

Skywatch: Youngest exoplanet yet found hiding within observatory data

Astronomers have confirmed the youngest exoplanet detected so far, offering a rare glimpse into the earliest stages of planetary formation. The planet, known as Elias 2-24 b, is st...

Computer scientist tracks satellites with automated observatory built from off-the-shelf technology

Allen Schnibben's interest in space started when he was a child. "I picked up some books about the solar system when I was in elementary school. In middle school, I got a telescope...

UH seeks changes to Maunakea summit master plan

The University of Hawaii is seeking input from the public on proposed changes to its master plan for the Maunakea summit region, including revisions to allow for decommissioned obs...