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)...
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 awarded $1.8 million by NASA to predict where the ocean might be...
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 announced two new undergraduate minors that will help prepare...
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer aboard the International Space Station will be used to gather data on antimatter. Credit: NASA A UH Mānoa project investigating one of the greatest mysteries in modern physics has been awarded $600,000 by the National Science...
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 interstellar analog ices made of ammonia and methylamine with a laser to simulate...