The episode features a whimsical yet scientific talk by Professor Jim Bell of Arizona State University when he visited UH Manoa a few weeks ago. Original Air Date July 15, 2019. Episode 413 ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows […]
The Back Side of the Moon (Likable Science)
And why the Chinese have gone there. Why go there? What’s special about the far (back, “dark”) side of the Moon? What are the challenges in getting there? What will they likely find? What can we expect to learn from this mission? The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode […]
Science Perspectives on 49th Lunar and Planetary Conference (Research In Manoa)
Some of the most exciting research presented at this annual planetary conference will be discussed. Dr. David Trang joins Pete Mouginis-Mark in the ThinkTech studio to talk about the atmosphere of Jupiter, Saturn’s rings and moons, comet 67/P, the continuing discoveries from the Mars rovers, and a reanalysis of the Apollo 17 mission to the […]
Recent Discoveries on the Moon
Dr. David Trang, a post-doc in Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, appears on Research in Manoa with Peter Mouginis-Mark, Researcher at Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology at SOEST and Director of the Pacific Regional Planetary Data Center at University of Hawaii, to discuss Recent Discoveries on the Moon. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on […]
Remembering The Cassini Spacecraft at Saturn
Peter J. Mouginis-Mark, Researcher at the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, SOEST and Director of the Pacific Regional Planetary Data Center at University of Hawaii welcomes Marissa Cameron, graduate student in the Geology and Geophysics Department, to discuss the Cassini spacecraft. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm […]
Chasing the Corona
Peter J. Mouginis-Mark, Researcher at the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (SOEST) and Director of Pacific Regional Planetary Data Center at University of Hawaii, discusses the events of the solar eclipse with Jay Fidell on Research in Manoa. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, […]
Icy Volcanism on Europa with Sarah Fagents
Europa is one of Jupiter’s moons, and is known to have a liquid water ocean underneath an icy crust some tens of kilometers thick. Similar to the way in which we have eruptions of molten magma through the rocky crust on Earth, it is thought that some icy satellites have eruptions of water through the […]
Earth and Moon Inseparable – Science Stories from Space with HIGP
Linda Martel, Academic Support, Planetary Geosciences, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology at UH Manoa and Dr. Jeffrey Taylor, Researcher, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology at University of Hawaii at Manoa share exciting science stories related to cutting edge research developments at the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on […]