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Award-winning UH astronomer who studies alien worlds named fellow

Award-winning UH astronomer who studies alien worlds named fellow

by Roy Gal | Apr 8, 2025 | Awards, News, Research, Slider, The Solar System, UH Press Release

Karen Meech has spent her career chasing big questions—like how habitable worlds form and whether or not life exists beyond Earth. Now, the University of Hawaiʻi astronomer has been named a 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS),...
UH telescope discovers historic asteroid that may strike the Earth in 2032

UH telescope discovers historic asteroid that may strike the Earth in 2032

by Roy Gal | Feb 2, 2025 | News, Research, The Solar System, UH Press Release

A University of Hawaiʻi-operated telescope has discovered a fairly large asteroid that may impact the Earth. The historic asteroid, 2024 YR4, was first detected by UH’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in December 2024 as it flew past the...
UH-discovered asteroid makes close approach to Earth, no impact risk

UH-discovered asteroid makes close approach to Earth, no impact risk

by Roy Gal | Jul 3, 2024 | Discoveries, News, Research, Slider, The Solar System, UH Press Release

An asteroid newly-discovered by one of our ATLAS telescopes passed close to Earth, inside the Moon’s orbit, during the evening of June 28.
IfA Astronomer Karen Meech Named AAS Fellow

IfA Astronomer Karen Meech Named AAS Fellow

by Roy Gal | Feb 1, 2024 | Awards, News, Research, The Solar System, UH Press Release

IfA astronomer Karen Meech has been named a fellow of the American Astronomical Society in recognition of her ground-breaking research on solar and extrasolar comets, the distribution of water in the solar system, organization of large international observing teams,...
IfA-discovered asteroid named for UH astronomy founder

IfA-discovered asteroid named for UH astronomy founder

by Roy Gal | Oct 24, 2023 | News, The Solar System, UH Press Release

A near-Earth asteroid now officially bears the name of John Jefferies, founder and first Director of the IfA.
‘Potentially hazardous’ asteroid identified through new algorithm

‘Potentially hazardous’ asteroid identified through new algorithm

by Roy Gal | Jul 31, 2023 | News, Research, The Solar System, UH Press Release

The roughly 600-foot-long asteroid, designated 2022 SF289, was discovered during a test drive of the algorithm, using the ATLAS survey in Hawaiʻi.
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