#Mauna kea Observatories

Maunakea telescopes help detect ancient star system, Ursa Major III/UNIONS 1

An ancient star system has been detected with the help of two Maunakea observatories on Hawaiʻi Island – W. M. Keck Observatory and Canada-France-Hawaiʻi Telescope – and the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy’s Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System on Haleakalā, according to a Keck Observatory announcement.

Astronomers Locate ‘Unusual’ Monster Galaxy

Maunakea scientists say the galaxy existed about 12 billion years ago, when the universe was only 13 percent of its current age.

NASA Contract Awarded to UH Institute for Astronomy

NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy to continue to manage and operate the agency’s Infrared Telescope Facility on Maunakea.