The Space Report
NexTech offering ‘Intro to Engineering’ workshop for Big Island students
Big Island grade school students are in for a treat! NexTech Hawaiʻi is offering a free Introduction to Engineering workshop for 4th – 6th graders at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo campus June 3...
UH Hilo Celebrates First Graduates of Aeronautical Science Program
Above: Student in the flight simulation lab at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. Credit: UH Hilo/Josephine Mischon We'd like to wish a warm congratulations to the first graduates of UH Hilo's new...
Starship Makes Headway During Orbital Test Flight Despite Explosive End
Above: Starship launches from SpaceX's starbase test facility in Boca Chica, Texas on April 20. Credit: SpaceX It looked like failure, but they called it a success. SpaceX’s Starship—the most...
Using Robots in Life Detection for Space Exploration
Robotnaut 2. Credit: NASA/JSC by Angelina Carlson Space exploration has helped us grow human knowledge and drive innovation in science and technology. Even though much of space discovery happens far...
Annual AstroDay in East Hawaiʻi Returns May 6
Save the date! The 21st annual Astro Day at Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo is coming up on May 6. Learn about the amazing science happening here on Hawaiʻi Island during a day of all-ages activities,...
Kona High School Students to Present Lunar Chair Design at NASA HQ
Makua Lani student Lynelle Yadao-Ellazar working on a prototype lunar chair. Credit: Makua Lani Christian Academy Three young women at a Kailua-Kona high school participating in NASA's HUNCH program...
New Mission, New Suits: NASA Astronauts Get a Fashionable Upgrade for Moon Landing
The Artemis III spacesuit prototype. Credit: Axiom Space Axiom Space, the company selected by NASA to develop modern spacesuits for the Artemis III lunar mission, has unveiled a new prototype design...
PISCES Visits Classrooms During 19th Journey Through The Universe Week
Above: Coral Clark of SETI explains spectroscopy to students at Kapiolani Elementary School on Feb. 28. JTTU is back! This week, PISCES is visiting classrooms in support of the 19th Journey Through...
Applications Open for UCSC’s 2023 Science Internship Program
Science Internship Program student. Credit: UC Santa Cruz The University of California, Santa Cruz is now accepting applications for its 2023 Science Internship Program. High school students...
UH Researchers to Monitor Astronauts’ Bodies in Space Using Smart Devices
Can smart phones and smart watches keep astronauts healthier in space? University of Hawaiʻi researchers have partnered with NASA to find out. John Shepard of the UH Cancer Center and his team will...
UH Lab Creates Building Blocks for DNA in Simulated Deep Space Environment
Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have discovered a way to synthetically make building blocks for DNA and RNA under the extreme conditions of deep space. The team blasted...
Satellites Capture Mauna Loa Eruption From Space
Above: The European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite captured this composite image of the eruption shortly after it began. Credit: ESA As you're probably well aware, Mauna Loa awakened...