Applications Open for Women’s STARS Program

by PISCES | May 1, 2024

Above: The HI-SEAS habitat lives on the slopes of Mauna Loa at 8,200 feet above sea level. We are excited to announce the return of our Women’s STARS Program this summer! STARS is a space and science camp designed to encourage and inspire young women to pursue...

UH Hilo Students Present at Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium Research Symposium

by PISCES | May 1, 2024

Above: Research presenters and attendees at the HSGC research symposium at UH Mānoa. HSGC interns in first row (L–R): A. Syncatto, A. Claibourn, M. Woods, A. Coffey, E. Ward. Physics and Astronomy students from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo presented their...

UH Hilo Students Research Hawaiian ‘Canoe Plants’ to Support NASA Moon Missions

by PISCES | Apr 30, 2024

Above: Varying types of Hawaiian basalt soil serve as growth mediums for ‘uala. Credit: Lichen Forster/Ke Kalahea A group of UH Hilo students are researching how Hawaiian canoe plants—the reliable, hearty crops first brought to the Hawaiian Islands for...

When to View the 2024 Solar Eclipse in Hawaiʻi

by Tasiya Fontanilla | Apr 1, 2024

On Monday, April 8, North America will be shrouded in darkness during daylight hours when the first total solar eclipse since 2017 sweeps across the region. The eclipse will begin over the South Pacific Ocean and continue across Mexico, the United States, and Canada....

NASA Satellite Built by UH Students Successfully Launched for Year-long Mission

by Tasiya Fontanilla | Apr 1, 2024

Credit: Nasa/UH News  Dozens of students and faculty members at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are celebrating the successful launch of a satellite they designed and built. Called the Hyperspectral Thermal Imager (HyTI), the spacecraft has been in development...

SpaceX’s Starship Achieves Major Milestone During Third Test Flight

by Tasiya Fontanilla | Apr 1, 2024

Space-X’s Starship and Super Heavy booster Awaiting launch  SpaceX launched its anticipated third Starship test flight on March 14, reaching orbital velocity for the first time and taking a significant step closer to proving the readiness of its mega-rocket as a...