by Roy Gal | Apr 2, 2026 | Current, Public Events
The 2026 IfA Mānoa Open House will be April 26th, 11am-4pm!
Free admission and free parking. Learn all about space, science, telescopes, and more with hands-on activities, demonstrations, and talks for the whole family. Over 30 stations including Event partners and...
by Roy Gal | Jan 1, 2026 | Current, Top Stories
Are you an undergraduate looking for a paid summer astronomy research internship? Check out our Research Experiences for Undergraduates program! Applications are open now, until Jan. 31, 2026. Program dates are June 6 – August 14, 2024, and include a stipend,...
by Roy Gal | Jul 2, 2025 | Current, Discoveries, News, Research, Surveys, The Solar System, Top Stories, UH Press Release
One of the ATLAS telescopes operated by the University of Hawaiʻi has detected the third known interstellar (from outside our solar system) object to enter our solar system. Researchers say that it poses no danger to Earth.
by Roy Gal | May 23, 2024 | Current, Discoveries, Exoplanets, News, Research, UH Press Release
An international scientific team, with major contributions by astronomers at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA), has announced a new catalog of 120 confirmed and six new candidate exoplanets. They were discovered using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet...
by Roy Gal | May 2, 2024 | Current, Public Events
“Star Wars” fans are welcome to invade Hilo’s Prince Kuhio Plaza on Saturday for the annual AstroDay — where attendees can learn about scientific discoveries and technology all day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “We’re playing off the ‘Star Wars’ theme this year since our...
