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UH: Images captured with Submillimeter Array on Maunakea illuminate birth of planetary systems

An observatory on Maunakea played a pivotal role in a groundbreaking study that sheds light on the birth and evolution of planetary systems. Using the Submillimeter Array (SMA), an astronomer from the University of Hawaiʻi helped capture crystal-clear images of exocomet belts—regions around stars where icy and rocky objects called exocomets are found.

$1M Grant to Sharpen Vision at Maunakea Telescope

UH’s 2.2 meter telescope atop Maunakea on Hawaiʻi Island will soon be producing images nearly as sharp as those from the Hubble Space Telescope.