A total lunar eclipse, or “blood moon,” will be visible across Hawaii tonight, with totality peaking around 1:30 a.m. on ...

The TMT project is back under consideration for federal support, but it must complete a final design phase without taxpayer assistance.

Amateur astronomers no longer have to brave the frigid winter cold or humid summer nights to make important discoveries like in the past.

Update at 9:54 a.m. Feb. 22, 2026: The high wind warning in effect for the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island was extended until 6 a.m. Monday (Feb. 23) as blustery conditions are ...

It was a winter wonderland April 13, 2023, at the top of Mauna Kea on the Big Island. The summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa are expected to get a wintry mix of snow and ice today, Feb. 21, 2026, that ...

University officials and some senators are concerned about the fate of astronomy on the mountain. Lanakila Mangauil, one of the most recognizable faces of the movement to stop construction of the ...

The National Science Foundation's massive IceCube neutrino detector at the South Pole just got a major new upgrade, which promises to take the search for "ghost particles" to a new level. When you ...

Upgrades to the iconic Mauna Kea Beach Hotel include renovated guest rooms and suites, two new pools, and improved restaurants—all in time for its 60th anniversary. The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on ...

MAUNA KEA (HawaiiNewsNow) - Sunday was a snowy evening on the summit of Mauna Kea. A camera at the United Kingdom Infra-Red Telescope, or UKIRT, Observatory captured the wintry scene. The National ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Snow in Hawaii? Yes... you read that correctly! It actually happens a few times a year, not at the tropical beaches, but over 10,000 feet in elevation at the summits of Mauna Loa and ...

Abstract: ISOLATION DICTATES WHERE WE GO TO SEE INTO THE FAR REACHES OF THE UNIVERSE. The Atacama Desert of Chile, the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the vast expanse of the Australian Outback—these ...

The tallest peaks of Hawaii Island were covered in snow Monday, leading to the closure of the summit road at Maunakea. By Tuesday afternoon, crews with the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Center for ...