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Stargazer

HPR’s Dave Lawrence and Christopher Phillips hosted Stargazer on Mondays to discuss the latest developments in astronomy. Stargazer is no longer in production. The last episode aired on Oct. 16, 2023.

October 5 - 11, 2015 Stargazer: Mauna Kea Summit Researchers Study Distant Cosmic Birth

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Dave Lawrence

Published October 5, 2015 at 12:45 PM HST

In addition to looking for planets, we hear about a Mauna Kea summit discovery of cosmic birth taking place thirteen-hundred light years from Earth as HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence with Christopher Phillips from the Mauna Kea Astronomy Outreach Committee for this week’s Stargazer.

The fireworks display accompanying the birth of new stars, as discovered by Gemini

Learn more about this recent discovery at the Mauna Kea summit.