Physics behind unusual behavior of stars’ super flares discovered
A team led by University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy Postdoctoral Researcher Kai Yang and Associate Professor Xudong Sun developed a model to explain “super flares” on other stars.
IfA astronomer receives UH Regent’s Research Award
IfA astronomer Xudong Sun has been awarded a 2022 Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research.
Teen mentored by UH astronomers publishes solar research
Local high school student Lucy Will, mentored by an IfA faculty and graduate student, is first author on a published paper on solar activity.
World’s most powerful solar telescope begins observations from Haleakalā
A new era of solar science commenced when the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on Haleakalā conducted its first science observations on February 24.
UH solar eclipse chasers prepare for Antarctica expedition
IfA Astronomer Shadia Rifai Habbal and her eclipse team, the Solar Wind Sherpas, are busy testing equipment for the Dec. 4 eclipse, before they depart Hawaiʻi for Antarctica on November 22 and 24.