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UH astronomers discover the biggest explosion since the Big Bang

UH astronomers discover the biggest explosion since the Big Bang

by Roy Gal | Jun 4, 2025 | Galaxies, News, Research, Slider, Stars, UH Press Release

A team at the University of Hawaiʻi’s Institute for Astronomy (IfA) has uncovered a dazzling new kind of cosmic explosion, more energetic than anything seen before.
Maunakea telescope tunes into music of nearby star, unveils surprising discovery

Maunakea telescope tunes into music of nearby star, unveils surprising discovery

by Roy Gal | May 6, 2025 | Exoplanets, News, Research, Slider, Stars, UH Press Release

A team of astronomers led by Yaguang Li, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA), has used a Maunakea telescope to listen to the music of a nearby star, uncovering surprises that shake our understanding of how stars...
UH Astronomers Uncover Risks to Planets That Could Host Life

UH Astronomers Uncover Risks to Planets That Could Host Life

by Roy Gal | Aug 5, 2024 | Exoplanets, News, Research, Slider, Stars, UH Press Release

A groundbreaking study has revealed that red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares that carry far-ultraviolet (far-UV) radiation levels much higher than previously believed. This discovery suggests that the intense UV radiation from these flares could significantly...
UH astronomers, Maunakea telescope part of NASA’s $19.5M artificial star mission

UH astronomers, Maunakea telescope part of NASA’s $19.5M artificial star mission

by Roy Gal | Jun 10, 2024 | News, Research, Slider, Stars, UH Press Release

IfA astronomers and the UH 88″ telescope on Maunakea will play a key role in a newly approved $19.5 million NASA space mission that will put an artificial “star” in orbit around the Earth.
Maunakea telescope captures extreme stellar eruption

Maunakea telescope captures extreme stellar eruption

by Roy Gal | Feb 7, 2024 | ISM, Star Formation, News, Research, Stars, UH Press Release

The discovery of a powerful eruption on a Sun-like star more than 400 light years away has been unveiled in research co-authored by a University of Hawaiʻi astronomer.
Explosion of supergiant star captured by UH telescope

Explosion of supergiant star captured by UH telescope

by Roy Gal | Jan 7, 2022 | Current, News, Research, Stars, UH Press Release

A team of researchers used IfA’s Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS) on Maui and W. M. Keck Observatory on Hawaiʻi Island to observe a red supergiant during the last 130 days leading up to its deadly detonation.
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