by Roy Gal | Nov 13, 2025 | News, Slider, Stars, UH Press Release
Astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have uncovered the turbulent past of a distant red giant by listening to its celestial “song.”
by Roy Gal | Nov 12, 2025 | News, Research, Slider, Stars, UH Press Release
Astronomers have captured one of the universe’s most dramatic moments—the instant a massive star exploded and the blast broke through the star’s surface
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.
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...
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...
by Roy Gal | Jun 10, 2024 | News, Research, 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.
