Artist rendering of an asteroid nearing Earth. Credit: Kevin M. Gill UH-operated telescopes on Maunakea and Haleakalā are actively tracking an asteroid that could potentially strike Earth in 2032. Dubbed 2024 YR4, the asteroid was discovered by a UH telescope in...
Above: Starship achieves hot-stage separation in space during its 7th test flight. Credit: SpaceX Starship’s 7th test flight on Jan. 16 was fraught with both success and failure. The launch began as planned, with the mega-rocket lifting off from Starbase in Texas just...
Above: New Glenn launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for its first test flight on Jan. 16, 2025. Credit: Blue Origin Last month, Blue Origin proved its readiness as a commercial spaceflight provider after successfully launching its New Glenn rocket into...
Sapphira Akins poses with an A-27 Tucano she flew in the Air Force ROTC program. Credit: UH News A UH Mānoa student specializing in aerospace engineering was among five students nationwide to receive the 2024 Universities Space Research Association (USRA)...
NexTech Hawaiʻi has opened registration for a free, in-home 3D printer program for Big Island students. Designed for families with students in grades 3–12, participants get hands-on virtual training and coding experience with a 3D printer and CAD software. The...
VICEROY MAVEN-Hawaiʻi student cohort. Credit: Pacific Intelligence Innovation Initiative The Pacific Intelligence Innovation Initiative (P3I) is now accepting applications for its VICEROY MAVEN-Hawaiʻi internship happening on Oʻahu from June 16 – July 3, 2025. This...