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UH Telescopes Tracking Asteroid That Could Strike Earth in 2032
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....
Starship Test Flight 7 Loses Ship But Catches Booster
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...
Blue Origin Successfully Launches Reusable Rocket Into Orbit on First Attempt
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...
UH Mānoa Aerospace Engineering Student Receives National Award
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...
Registration Opens for In-home 3D Printer Program for Big Island Students
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...
Applications Open for VICEROY MAVEN-Hawaiʻi Internship on Oʻahu
VICEROY MAVEN-Hawaiʻi student cohort. Credit: Pacific Intelligence Innovation Initiative The Pacific Intelligence Innovation Initiative (P3I) is now accepting applications for its VICEROY...
Inspiring Young Minds at Naʻalehu Elementary School Science Day
PISCES Avionics Engineer Amber Imai-Hong works with elementary students during Naʻalehu Elementary Science Day on Dec. 18. We had the pleasure of participating in Naʻalehu Elementary School’s...
‘Robopalooza’ Telerobotics Challenge Brings Helelani Rover to the Mojave Desert
PISCES’ Helelani planetary rover awaits instructions during the IEEE Telepresence Challenge in California’s Mojave Desert. On November 15, PISCES’ Helelani rover was used as the teleoperated...
UH Institute for Astronomy Accepting Applications for Summer Research Internships
Credit: Institute for Astronomy The Institute for Astronomy (IfA) at the University of Hawaʻi, Mānoa is offering eligible undergraduate students a 10-week, paid research internship during the summer...
UH Mānoa Researchers Receive $1.8M to Help Search for Life on Europa
Jupiter’s moon, Europa. Credit: NASA Jupiter’s moon Europa has a massive subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust and everyone wants to know: could it support life? Researchers at UH Mānoa have been...
Starship’s 6th Test Flight Pushes Limits and Ferries Banana to Space
SpaceX’s Starship blasts into space during its sixth test flight on Nov. 19, 2024. Another incredible Starship test is in the books! On Tuesday, Nov. 19, SpaceX launched the sixth trial flight of...
UH Mānoa Unveils New Programs to Prep Students for Space-related Careers
Students work on integrating a payload into a small satellite. Credit: UH News Here's some exciting news for UH students interested in space exploration! The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has...