#Maunakea observatories
Akamai Internship Program opens applications for 2026 cohort
The Akamai Internship Program, a STEM workforce program led by the Institute for Scientist & Engineer Educators at University of California Observatories, in partnership with the University of Hawaiʻi, is now accepting applications for its 2026 cohort.
Maunakea Scholars honors students for excellence in astronomy
Eleven students from Waipahu High School were recognized for their achievements in astronomy through the Maunakea Scholars program, including graduating senior Mila Rexford, who received the prestigious $10,000 Hōkūala Scholarship.
Astronomers hope newly discovered exoplanet will help shed light on how life appeared on Earth
An international team of scientists, with the help of three observatories atop Maunakea on the Big Island, discovered the relatively close exoplanet dubbed Gliese 12 b in our galactic neighborhood.
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.
Scientists on Maunakea Detect Farthest Group of Galaxies
Observatory officials say the trio of galaxies, named EGS77, dates back to when the universe was 680 million years old, or less than 5 percent of its current age of 13.8 billion years.
Astronomers: Black Hole Getting ‘Hungrier’
An “enormous” black hole at the center of the galaxy is having an “unusually large meal of interstellar gas and dust.”
