Above: A retrieval crew approaches the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft after it landed in waters off the Florida Coast on March 18 at 11:57a HST. Credit: NASA TV Welcome home! On March 18, 2025, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were the center of global...
Artist depiction of the Lucy spacecraft near a Trojan asteroid. Credit: UH News/NASA UH Mānoa planetary scientist Emily Costello has been selected by NASA to join its Lucy mission—the first spacecraft to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. Costello, who is a...
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...
