Why do TMT officials want to build there? The Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory picked Mauna Kea as its first choice for the project in 2009, leading to nearly a decade of legal ...

In the aftermath of the observatory protests, finding the right balance between astronomy and preservation of the Mauna Kea sacred site remains a challenge. Despite criticisms, the telescopes do ...

After decades of mounting tension between scientists and Native Hawaiians, Caltech has completed its removal of a telescope from the summit of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano that is revered by the ...

Dec. 23—The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory telescope on Mauna Kea has been removed and packed for shipment to Chile. The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory telescope on Mauna Kea has been ...

A telescope pedestal sits on a ... The latest University of Hawaii Mauna Kea Master Plan calls for a maximum of nine observatories to remain atop Hawaii’s tallest mountain by the time the ...

HILO, Hawaii (Island News) – The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory telescope on Mauna Kea has been removed and is set to be shipped to Chile for re-use. The deconstruction of the dome and ...

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (Island News) -- Crews will begin deconstructing the Caltech Telescope observatory atop Mauna Kea on Monday, Sept. 25. The telescope itself, which is 34-feet in diameter ...

the Giant Magellan Telescope — currently under construction in Chile — combine forces, with NSF coordinating a joint organization to encompass both facilities. Observatories atop Mauna Kea dot ...

David Ige on Monday appointed several people, including some prominent Native Hawaiian activists, to a new board charged with managing Mauna Kea ... Meter Telescope, the latest observatory ...