UH Mānoa Aerospace Engineering Student Receives National Award

by PISCES | Jan 10, 2025

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)...

UH Mānoa Researchers Receive $1.8M to Help Search for Life on Europa

by PISCES | Dec 4, 2024

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...

UH Mānoa Unveils New Programs to Prep Students for Space-related Careers

by PISCES | Dec 4, 2024

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...

UH Mānoa Project Awarded $600k to Investigate Antimatter in Space

by PISCES | Sep 30, 2024

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...

UH Lab Creates Building Blocks for DNA in Simulated Deep Space Environment

by PISCES | Jan 3, 2023

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...