UH 88″ Telescope Receives IEEE Milestone
The University of Hawaiʻi’s 2.2-meter (88 inch) telescope on Maunakea has been recognized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) as an IEEE Milestone, a significant honor spotlighting innovations that changed the world.
New UH fellow to help boost planet-hunting tech
The University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) will soon welcome Nour Skaf, a rising star in the field of extrasolar planet research whose work has earned international acclaim. Recently named one of eight notable 51 Pegasi b Fellows by the Heising-Simons...
UH launching space tech development center, student-training hub
UH is in the initial stages of establishing a space engineering and instrument development center at the IfA facilities on the UH Hilo campus.
$4M boosts IfA development of new sensors for exoplanet imaging
A research team led by IfA astronomer Michael Bottom has been awarded $4 million from NASA to aid in their exoplanet research. The grant will be used to develop a new generation of ultra-sensitive sensors needed to observe distant planets and their atmospheres
Ground-breaking UH-designed sensors aboard NASA’s historic space telescope
Technology developed and tested at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) and on Maunakea are behind JWST’s ability to gaze deeper into space than ever before.