The Space Report
Launch a Space Career at the 7th Annual EMER-GEN Program
Young professionals and students excited about space careers are invited to attend the 7th annual EMER-GEN program on Maui, September 15 – 17. The program provides mentorship opportunities with...
Plasma Rocket Propulsion Could Be the Future of Deep Space Travel
Artist rendering of a Pulsed Plasma Rocket spacecraft. Credit: Howe Industries NASA is funding the early stages of a new rocket propulsion system that could transform deep space travel. Developed by...
‘Lunar Vulcans’ Claim 2nd Prize in NASA MINDS Design Challenge
(L-R) UH Hilo students Trinity Parascandola and Kamalani Poepoe Congrats to our Lunar Vulcans! The team of UH Hilo students researching how Hawaiian canoe plants can support food security on the...
Applications Open for Women’s STARS Program
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...
UH Hilo Students Present at Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium Research Symposium
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...
UH Hilo Students Research Hawaiian ‘Canoe Plants’ to Support NASA Moon Missions
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,...
When to View the 2024 Solar Eclipse in Hawaiʻi
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...
NASA Satellite Built by UH Students Successfully Launched for Year-long Mission
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...
SpaceX’s Starship Achieves Major Milestone During Third Test Flight
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...
NASA Aeronautics Research Challenge Seeking Student Innovators
Interested in growing your knowledge and experience of aeronautics with the support of a NASA-funded research program? NASA is seeking students to enter the University Student Research Challenge...
Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ Moon Could Harbor a Hidden Ocean
Pictured Above: Saturn's moon Mimas, aka the “Death Star.” Credit: NASA Scientists just discovered liquid water in a place they never expected: Mimas, a small moon of Saturn nicknamed the 'Death...
Local High School Students Journey From Lava Caves to Mars
A group of local high school students working with the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa and ʻIolani School's ʻĀina Informatics Network (AIN) are researching bacteria found in Hawaiian lava tubes to...