#Galaxies
Vast bubble of galaxies discovered 820 million lightyears away, given Hawaiian name
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.
How have galaxies flowed across 700 million light years? Astronomers trace their paths
In a major new study, a team of four astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy and two other universities has traced the movement of 10,000 galaxies and clusters of galaxies, the dominant congregations of matter, within 350 million light-years. The study has been accepted for publication in Astrophysical Journal.
Astronomers View Black Holes in Merging Galaxies
Two supermassive black holes, nestled at the center of each of the galaxies, are now excitingly close, giving astronomers the best view yet of the pair marching toward coalescence into one mega black hole.
First Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Discovered with Maui Telescope
The University of Hawaii’s Pan-STARRS PS1 telescope at Haleakala on Maui has discovered an asteroid that will come within 4 million miles of Earth in mid-October. The object is about 150 feet in diameter and was discovered in images acquired earlier this month. UH officials say that although the object will not hit Earth in […]
