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- 1Hawaiʻi's Keck Observatory data reveals youngest known exoplanet▼Data from Hawaiʻi’s W. M. Keck Observatory reveals youngest planet outside solar system
Data gathered by Hawaiʻi's W. M. Keck Observatory has led to the discovery of the youngest planet yet found outside our solar system. The finding, reported via observations made from the Maunakea facility, gives astronomers a rare glimpse of a planet in the earliest stages of formation and could reshape understanding of how planetary systems develop.
- 2Hawai'i Updates Bottle Deposit Program Rates▼Hawaiʻi Department of Health deposit beverage container program to update rates
The Hawai'i Department of Health announced changes to its deposit beverage container program, which affects the redemption rates paid on bottles and cans returned under the state's recycling scheme. The update touches consumers, retailers and recyclers across the islands, though the department has not detailed the exact rate changes or their timing in the initial announcement.