PISCES Intern Awarded NASA Space Consortium Grant

by PISCES | Mar 1, 2019

Above: Christina Cauley interned with PISCESʻ geology team in Summer 2014 characterizing planetary analog sites on Hawaii Island. Former PISCES intern Christina Cauley was among five Wesleyan University students to receive an award from the NASA Connecticut Space...

Environmental Assessment Begins for Proposed Spaceport in East Hawaii

by PISCES | Feb 4, 2019

Above: The proposed facility would be similar to Rocket Lab’s small vehicle launch site located on the Mahia Peninsula of northern New Zealand. Alaska Aerospace Corp. is proposing the construction of a launch facility in East Hawaii to send small satellites into...

VR Offers Earthlings a Lifelike Lunar Experience

by PISCES | Jan 2, 2019

By: Ron McCandless, Aerospace Engineer, Lunar Experiences Excitement for space exploration is on the rise and an increasing number of people are streaming launches and engaging on social media with the Mars rover and other missions. But only a very select few will get...

X-rays Reveal Hidden Properties of Hawaiian Basalt

by PISCES | Jan 2, 2019

Photo: PISCES Geology Tech Kyla Defore prepares Hawaiian basalt samples for X-ray analysis. PISCES Geology Tech Kyla Defore and Planetary Scientist Jeff Taylor were in a UH Mānoa lab last month zapping volcanic rocks with an X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) machine. The...

STEM Fair Exposes Students to Tech Careers in Hawaii

by PISCES | Jan 2, 2019

Telescopes, robots and additive manufacturing were among the highlights the PUEO STEM Mentorship Program’s career fair at the UH Institute for Astronomy (IFA) in Hilo last month.  Students from Keaʻau to Honokaʻa talked with scientists, engineers and outreach...