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...
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 | Jul 8, 2024 | News, Research, UH Press Release
The IfA has been selected by NASA to continue to operate the agency’s Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) on Maunakea, a primary asset in NASA’s planetary defense system.
by Roy Gal | Jul 3, 2024 | Discoveries, News, Research, 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.
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.
by Roy Gal | May 23, 2024 | Current, Discoveries, Exoplanets, News, Research, UH Press Release
An international scientific team, with major contributions by astronomers at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA), has announced a new catalog of 120 confirmed and six new candidate exoplanets. They were discovered using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet...
