Big Island astronomers laud success of lunar mission
Hawaii astronomers were over the moon Thursday after a private commercial company’s spacecraft made the first successful American moon landing in more than 50 years.
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Hawaii astronomers were over the moon Thursday after a private commercial company’s spacecraft made the first successful American moon landing in more than 50 years.
11 Kapolei High School students who were guided by UH Institute for Astronomy mentors, won telescope viewing time on Maunakea.
Karen Meech was recognized for her ground-breaking research and was named a fellow of the American Astronomical Society.
John Jefferies, the founding director of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, died Jan. 18 in Tucson, Ariz., at the age of 98.
The Space Sciences Initiative is expected to expand Hawaiʻi’s technology sector and create more high-paying jobs across the state.