Artist rendering of a Pulsed Plasma Rocket spacecraft. Credit: Howe Industries NASA is funding the early stages of a new rocket propulsion system that could transform deep space travel. Developed by Howe Industries using fission-based power to generate thrust, the...
(L-R) UH Hilo students Trinity Parascandola and Kamalani Poepoe Congrats to our Lunar Vulcans! The team of UH Hilo students researching how Hawaiian canoe plants can support food security on the Moon claimed second prize last month in the Senior Team Technical Poster...
Above: The HI-SEAS habitat lives on the slopes of Mauna Loa at 8,200 feet above sea level. We are excited to announce the return of our Women’s STARS Program this summer! STARS is a space and science camp designed to encourage and inspire young women to pursue...
Above: Research presenters and attendees at the HSGC research symposium at UH Mānoa. HSGC interns in first row (L–R): A. Syncatto, A. Claibourn, M. Woods, A. Coffey, E. Ward. Physics and Astronomy students from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo presented their...
Above: Varying types of Hawaiian basalt soil serve as growth mediums for ‘uala. Credit: Lichen Forster/Ke Kalahea A group of UH Hilo students are researching how Hawaiian canoe plants—the reliable, hearty crops first brought to the Hawaiian Islands for...
