#Big Bang

Astronomers using Keck Observatory find a wave of ancient quasars from the dawn of the universe

Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, have confirmed two-thirds (21 of 31) of the most ancient quasars from the Euclid mission, including two of the most distant ever observed.

UH astronomer finds the universe could be spinning

A new study in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society by researchers including István Szapudi of the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy suggests the universe may rotate—just extremely slowly. The finding could help solve one of astronomy’s biggest puzzles.

UH Mānoa: Evidence mounts for dark energy from black holes

Astronomy researchers have found new evidence that can help answer one of the biggest mysteries in space: where dark energy comes from. The evidence from their new experiment points to black holes.