#Astronomy

Despite being a scenario widely pondered by astronomers and Hollywood writers for decades, further observations have since determined YR4 will not impact the Earth in 2032 as originally predicted. However, there is a ~2% chance it could hit the Moon instead, according to the study.

“This black hole is having a feast,” said astronomer Julia Scharwächter.

The University of Hawaiʻi set another extramural funding record with $615.7 million in fiscal year 2024. This marks the third consecutive year that UH has topped half a billion dollars in funding with a record-setting total that is a $99.8 million or a 19.3% increase over UH’s previous record of $515.9 million set in FY 2023. Extramural funding is external investments from […]

Last fall, the telescope was removed and this spring and summer all buildings on the site were removed, the foundation demolished, and active restoration of the site was undertaken in accordance with approved plans and permits.

The additional jewel in the Northern Crown constellation isn’t actually a star. It’s the light from an astronomical thermonuclear explosion caused by the buildup of pressure and heat in the binary system T Coronae Borealis, also dubbed the “Blaze Star,” 3,000 light-years away from Earth.

Astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi have unexpectedly discovered an immense bubble of galaxies, named “Hoʻoleilana,” thought to be a fossil-like remnant from the birth of the universe.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus can be seen together now in the night sky, but the best date to view the celestial alignment is March 28, when the planets stretch from the western horizon to about halfway up the sky.

Haleakalā National Park in celebrating Solar Week, which runs March 20 through March 26, with a variety of public activities involving a feature of the park many do not think about: the Sun. 

Nature’s most spectacular light show for 2020, the Geminids meteor shower, peaks tonight. The viewing should be optimal with extra dark night skies due to a new moon.

The Earth is at perihelion today. This is when the Earth is at its closest distance from the Sun. Like all planets, Earth’s orbit is not a perfect circle instead it’s elliptical or more like an oval and reaches perihelion twice in a calendar year. Today, this occurs at 7:20 p.m. Hawaiʻi Standard Time. On […]

7th and 8th grade girls are eligible to attend four days of “Excite Camp,” a program sponsored by the Maui Economic Development Board’s Women in Tech program.

The next time that Maui County residents will have an opportunity to view the International Space Station (ISS) will be September 3-5, according to Johnson Space Center.

The 9th Annual High Tech Maui Holiday Career Fair happens December 29 from 12 noon to 4 pm at the Malcolm Center in the Maui Research & Technology Park. This Wednesday, the Holiday Career Fair will offer local applicants a unique opportunity to meet and discuss their qualifications in person with top science and technology personnel. […]

Dark energy and a runaway universe will be the topic of a lecture on Thursday, June 24, 2010 lecture at the Maikalani UH Institute for Astronomy on Maui.  Dr. Alex Filippenko will navigate this topic, exploring observations of distant exploding stars, and discussing the origin of dark energy—an area some researchers believe could provide clues […]