Local High School Students Journey From Lava Caves to Mars

Local High School Students Journey From Lava Caves to Mars

A group of local high school students working with the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and ʻIolani School’s ʻĀina Informatics Network (AIN) are researching bacteria found in Hawaiian lava tubes to better understand the potential for life on other planets....
NASA’s Ingenuity Mission Ends After 72nd Flight

NASA’s Ingenuity Mission Ends After 72nd Flight

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech To say ‘mission accomplished’ would be an understatement. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter completed its 72nd and final flight last month, ending its experimental mission after one of its rotors was...
Efforts Underway to Revive Aerospace in Hawaiʻi

Efforts Underway to Revive Aerospace in Hawaiʻi

Apollo 15 astronauts train in ‘Apollo Valley’ on the Big Island in December 1970. Credit: NASA Lawmakers are making moves to revive aerospace development in Hawaiʻi and diversify the state’s economy. According to an article in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Jan. 22,...