An artist concept of TMT at night, with the laser guide star system illuminated.
Masanori Iye with his 2010 Toray Prize in Science and Technology
Masanori Iye's 2010 Toray Prize in Science and Technology.
Masanori Iye receives the 2010 Toray Prize in Science and Technology at The Industry Club of Japan in Tokyo from Toray Science Foundation President Katsunosuke Maeda. The prize recipients were announced in 2010, but the earthquake and tsunami disaster that struck Japan in March 2011 postponed the ceremony.
The orbits of stars in the Galactic center. The current data from the Keck telescope with adaptive optics reveal the presence of a four million solar mass black hole in the center of the Milky Way.
TMT’s observations, simulated here, will even allow us to understand the physics of spacetime around a black hole. Courtesy of A. Ghez and the UCLA Galactic Center Group
The furthest galaxy yet seen, looking back in time 13.2 billion years, appears as a fuzzy red blob
This fuzzy galaxy is forming just 500 million years after the Big Bang when the universe was just 4% of its current age. Images courtesy of NASA, ESA, G. Illingworth (University of California, Santa Cruz), R. Bouwens (University of California, Santa Cruz, and Leiden University), and the HUDF09 Team
At a Kohala Open House event in May, both the Cowboys' FIRST robot (background) and VEX bot were on display. Credit: Laura Aquino
Elementary school students gear up their BrushBots at a FEST (Families Exploring Science Together) event at the Imiloa Astronomy Center in mid-May. BrushBots are constructed from a toothbrush head and a miniature motor. Waiakea High Robotics Club, the Imiloa Astronomy Center, TMT and the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium sponsored the festivity. As a possible bonus, it's not immediately known if the experience with BrushBots has encouraged actual teeth-brushing. Credit: Hawaii Space Grant Consortium
