UH Mānoa Selected by NASA to Lead Instrument Team for Lunar Vehicle

by PISCES | Aug 5, 2025

Above: Artist rendering of NASA’s new Lunar Terrain Vehicle. Credit: NASA NASA has selected UH Mānoa scientists to help lead the development of a new lunar vehicle instrument that will prospect for hidden ice beneath the surface of the Moon. Called the Lunar...

HISE Brings Students Together to Explore Big Island Science, Culture

by PISCES | Jul 23, 2025

ABOVE: HISE students tour Captura, a NELHA-based carbon-capture program to reduce emissions from the upper ocean and atmosphere. Credit: HISE We were proud to sponsor and support the first-ever Hawaiʻi International Science Experience (HISE) last week! Nearly 40 high...

UH Telescope Spots 3rd Known Interstellar Visitor

by PISCES | Jul 10, 2025

ABOVE: The trajectory of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it passes through our solar system. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A University of Hawaiʻi-operated telescope has discovered the third known interstellar object to visit our solar system. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, this cosmic...

PISCES Welcomes Team of Summer Interns

by PISCES | Jun 30, 2025

E komo mai! This summer we’re hosting a crew of new high school and college students who are helping us advance our materials science research and robotics development. One team is studying how to create durable geopolymers using Hawaiian basalt; another is remodeling...

PISCES STARS Students Explore a World of Possibilities

by PISCES | Jun 27, 2025

ABOVE: Students at the summit of Maunakea during the 9th annual STARS Program on June 20, 2025. From the summit of Maunakea, you can see the horizon in all directions on a clear day. It’s the kind of place that reveals a whole new perspective—and a window into the...