After graduating from Waiakea High School, I went east for my undergraduate degree at Harvard, in Cambridge, Mass. During the ...

By Thomas Lee, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Geology Department Professor . Born and raised in Hilo, I grew up hiking in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, fishing in Kaʻū, and ...

The Gemini Observatory on Mauna Kea has launched its first Hawaiʻi Culture and Language Residency, bringing Hawaiian cultural ...

September 2026 - 14 days Register for 2026 now at [email protected] and we will contact you with confirmed tour details ...

An artist's illustration depicts a brown dwarf filled with gas and dust clouds in its atmosphere. A new study of an ancient brown dwarf known as 'The Accident' reveals how cloud-like formations occur ...

When the Hawaiian skies were illuminated by the glow of otherworldly green lights in early 2023, the locals couldn't help but ...

It is a magical feeling when you’re looking up at the night sky and you realise that you’re staring into the Milky Way. Glowing band of stars that has been inspiring many stories for centuries now. , ...

Discover the top 7 global destinations for stargazing in 2025, from Hawaii’s Mauna Kea to Chile’s Atacama Desert and Jordan’s ...

Stargazing has captivated humans for centuries, and while city life can make it hard to experience, there are still some incredible spots around the world where the night sky is as breathtaking as ...

Here are our top 10 things to do on the Big Island for Aug. 29-Sept. 4. When: 7 p.m.; doors, box office and concessions open at 6 p.m. Location: Palace Theater, 38 Haili St.

Herman, R. Douglas K. 2015. "The Heart of the Hawaiian Peoples' Arguments Against the Telescope on Mauna Kea." Smithsonian Magazine Online, (April 23, 2015), Washington, DC.

New research uncovered compelling evidence — with the aid of a Big Island telescope atop Mauna Kea — that water from a comet is strikingly similar to that found in Earth’s oceans. It offers a fresh ...