A Rocky Planet Around One of Our Galaxy’s Oldest Stars
University of Hawaiʻi Astronomers Using W. M. Keck Observatory Discover Ancient Magma World Orbiting a Chemically Unusual Star “They should have sent a poet,” says Ellie Arroway in the film Contact as, suspended in outer space, she gazes upon a spiral...
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.
UH graduate student discovers long-sought ‘Old Faithful’ active galaxy
The centers of galaxies with actively feeding supermassive black holes are already astounding environments. Now, a team of researchers led by a graduate student from the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) has found an even more interesting oddball....
ASTRONOMERS MAP VAST VOID IN OUR COSMIC NEIGHBORHOOD
Outreach Education Programs HI STAR Maunakea Scholars REU Faulkes AWI News Stories Events Support the IfA Outreach Education Programs HI STAR Maunakea Scholars REU Faulkes AWI News Stories Events Support the IfA ASTRONOMERS MAP VAST VOID IN OUR COSMIC NEIGHBORHOOD FOR...
BEST VIEW YET OF SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES IN MERGING GALAXIES
A team of astronomers, including IfA’s David Sanders and former IfA postdoc Mike Koss, have used the W. M. Keck Observatory on Muanakea and the Hubble Space Telescope to complete the most detailed census of supermassive black holes in colliding galaxies.