Artist rendering of moons orbiting Saturn. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute The official number of moons orbiting Saturn nearly doubled last month when the International Astronomy Union (IAU) recognized the discovery of 128 new Saturnian satellites,...
PISCES staff Ashley Truchan (L) and Amber Imai-Hong (R) at Kea’au High School on March 14. On Friday, March 14, we had the pleasure of engaging with local students eager to explore career paths at the Keaʻau High School College and Career Fair. Our team members Ashley...
Artist depiction of the lunar surface observatory, ILO-1. Credit: ILOA A Big Island-based nonprofit is planning to advance Hawaiʻi’s role in astronomy in a groundbreaking way. The International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA)—established in 2007 and located in...
Above: Artist depiction of an asteroid flying by Earth. Credit: UH News/Space.com Last year in December, a University of Hawaiʻi telescope spotted a potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid. Described as “a city-killer,” 2024 YR4 was initially assessed by astronomers...
Above: Photograph of China’s Zhurong rover on the surface of Mars. Credit: China News Service China’s Zhurong rover has uncovered something incredible on Mars—evidence of an ancient beach buried beneath the surface. Using ground-penetrating radar, the rover...
