#supernovae
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.
Maui’s Pan-STARRS telescope helps log largest catalog of exploding stars
The Pan-STARRS telescope atop Haleakalā on Maui has collected data that is now being released as the largest catalog of exploding stars. The data from the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy’s Pan-STARRS telescope contains three years of research and is now publicly available via the Young Supernova Experiment.
UH Leads International Star Study Using NASA’s New $10 Billion Space Telescope
Chris Ashall, a postdoctoral researcher with the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy, will lead an international team of 30 plus scientists to focus on dying stars during the flagship mission of NASA’s $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope.
