Fastest Asteroid Around the Sun Discovered
A team including University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) astronomer David Tholen has discovered an asteroid with the shortest known orbital period around the Sun – only 113 days.
UH-discovered comet could become visible in spring 2022
A new comet discovered this summer by University of Hawaiʻi’s Pan-STARRS1 telescope atop Hakeakalā may become bright enough for spectators to see as it moves closer to Earth.
Massive COCONUTS exoplanet discovery led by UH grad student
Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets—planets beyond our solar system—but few have been directly imaged, because they are extremely difficult to see with existing telescopes.
Asteroids named after UH astronomers
Naming asteroids is serious business.
Lunar eclipse aids in locating 3 Near-Earth asteroids
Every night, the University of Hawaiʻi Pan-STARRS telescopes on Hakeakalā scan the sky for Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), asteroids or comets that may come close to or even hit Earth in the future.
Astronomy student’s fiery ‘Old Faithful’ discovery earns national award
Unraveling an explosive mystery 570 million light-years away from Earth is an accomplishment belonging to the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy graduate student Anna Payne.