The Space Report
Flight 9 Marks Milestone and Challenges for SpaceX’s Starship
Above: Starship lifts off from Starbase at Boca Chica, Texas, for test flight 9. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX launched its Starship mega-rocket for the ninth time on May 27, marking the first-ever reuse of...
Maunakea Scholars Student Awarded $10K Astronomy Scholarship
Mila Rexford receives the Hōkūala Scholarship from IfA Director Doug Simons and Coordinator Mary Beth Laychak on May 21. Credit: UH News Waipahu High School senior Mila Rexford has been awarded the...
AstroDay Brings Space and Science to Life in Hilo
Above: PISCES team member Ashley Truchan invites visitors to design rockets during AstroDay in Hilo. We were excited to join our community on Saturday, May 3 at the annual AstroDay event in Hilo—the...
Rovers and Eruptions: A Dynamic Science Demo at College Hall
Above: A “trashcano” explosion demonstrates volcanic eruptions using liquid nitrogen. Credit: CNHS PISCES and the Geology Department brought some excitement to College Hall at UH Hilo on May 1,...
UH Hilo Student Chosen for Prestigious NASA Europa Clipper Internship
Above: UH Hilo senior Raven Daegmorgan is involved in multiple space-related studies. University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo senior Raven Daegmorgan has been selected for a competitive summer internship...
UH Scientists Pioneer New Method to Find Hidden Water on the Moon
Above: Artist rendering of cosmic radar instrument over the Moon. Credit: UH News/Christian Miki University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists have developed an innovative method to search for buried...
UH Mānoa Study Suggests Life May Have Begun in Space, Not Just on Earth
Artist rendering. Credit: UH News A groundbreaking study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Department of Chemistry has revealed that key molecules essential to the metabolic processes that...
PISCES Promotes Hawaiʻi Aerospace at 40th Space Symposium
Above: PISCES staff members Amber Imai-Hong and Ashley Truchan talk with visitors at the Hawaiʻi aerospace booth during the 40th Space Symposium on Apr. 8. We joined more than 12,000 people from...
NASA Proves New Technology to Support Long-Term Lunar Missions
Shadow of FireFly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost 1 Lander on the Moon on March 2, 2025. Credit: FireFly Aerospace NASA’s new Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) just passed a major test on the Moon, marking a...
NASA Astronauts Return After Unexpected 9-Month Mission
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...
UH Mānoa Scientist Joins NASA Lucy Mission to Study Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids
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...
Saturn’s Moon Count Nearly Doubles With Help of Maunakea Observatory
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...