While our ability to view distant worlds with advanced telescopes has come a long way in a short time, we can still only photograph a tiny fraction of the planets throughout our cosmos with the ...

This instrument can observe approximately 2,400 celestial objects at the same time across a wide field of view. It breaks down the light of each object into a rainbow extending well past the range of ...

The Subaru Telescope has made an exciting discovery: a small body beyond Pluto, with implications for the formation, evolution, and current structure of the outer solar system. The object was found as ...

On the night of Monday, March 2, 2026, a total lunar eclipse unfolded over the Pacific region. Unlike a solar eclipse, which is visible only from a narrow path, a lunar ...

How did the construction of the Subaru Telescope transform Japanese astronomy? A new study provides a quantitative answer by analyzing scientific publications and their citation impact during the ...

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Akamai Workforce Initiative — an eight-week summer internship program that helps college students from Hawaii complete real-life science or technology ...

The Subaru Telescope image which led to the discovery of HIP 54515 b (indicated by the arrow). The planet’s host star has been blocked in this image. The star’s position is indicated by the star mark.

You are probably pretty familiar with the name Subaru because of the cars it makes. But as with any Japanese word, there's more to it than meets the eye: it’s used to depict more than just the ...

Researchers have finished equipping the Subaru Telescope with a new special “compound eye,” culminating several years of effort. This new eye is an instrument featuring approximately 2,400 prisms ...

A starry sky shines over the Subaru Telescope in this 2016 file photo. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to ...