UH astronomers produce catalog to extensively map universe

by Roy Gal | Aug 15, 2022 | Cosmology, Current, Galaxy Clustering, News, Research, Slider, Surveys, UH Press Release

What does our universe look like at the largest size scales? A massive new catalog of high-fidelity distance estimates to more than 350 million galaxies reveals the soap-bubble structure of the universe in detail.

UH discovery among first images captured by Webb Space Telescope

by Roy Gal | Jul 11, 2022 | Current, Galaxy Clustering, News, Research, Slider, UH Press Release

NASA and The White House have released the very first image taken with NASA’s flagship James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The target is an enormous cluster of galaxies that was originally discovered by researchers at the IfA.

Pioneering UH female astronomer featured in new book on navigating male-dominated field

by Roy Gal | Jun 21, 2022 | Current, News, Slider, UH Press Release

IfA’s own Ann Boesgaard tells her story in “The Sky Is for Everyone”

UH astronomers mentor Maui keiki for future science careers

by Roy Gal | Jun 6, 2022 | Current, News, Slider, UH Press Release

From May 30 through June 3, HI-STAR hosted its annual summer program for middle and high school students at the UH Maui College campus.

IfA Graduate Student named ARCS Scholar of the Year

by Roy Gal | Jun 6, 2022 | Awards, Current, News, Slider, UH Press Release

IfA doctoral candidate Miles Lucas was named one of the ARCS Foundation Honolulu Chapter’s 2022 Scholars of the Year.

IfA astronomer receives UH Regent’s Research Award

by Roy Gal | May 19, 2022 | Awards, News, Slider, The Sun, UH Press Release

IfA astronomer Xudong Sun has been awarded a 2022 Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research.