Scientists are reflecting on lessons learned with the completion of removal this summer of the Caltech telescope from the summit of Mauna Kea after dec­ades of mounting tension with Native Hawaiians.

The Mauna Kea protests are gaining star power as Native Hawaiian groups continue to block construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope. Astronomers want to build a telescope they say would change the ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Four Hawaii high school students gave a new space image a Hawaiian name to celebrate a Mauna Kea observatory’s 25th anniversary. The Gemini North Telescope on Mauna Kea captured ...

The University of Hawaii-owned UKIRT telescope will be decommissioned once all the necessary paperwork is completed. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu ...

Hawaii's normally rocky mountain peaks were blanketed in snow Monday after a winter storm brought a total of 8-10 inches in the mountains. Video filmed by Derek Petrowski, Telescope Operator at the W.

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - A telescope that’s been on top of Mauna Kea for nearly 50 years will be removed. The University of Hawaii announced Friday that the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope, also known ...

MAUNA KEA, Hawai'i (Island News) -- At the summit of Mauna Kea, something new is unfolding at the Gemini Observatory — and it's rooted in something very old. The observatory has launched its ...

MAUNA KEA, Hawaiʻi (Island News) -- The University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy has set into motion the decommissioning process for a university-owned telescope atop Mauna Kea. UH’s UKIRT ...

Hawai‘i residents are invited to voice their opinions and knowledge on how to guide the stewardship of Mauna Kea. The Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority, in partnership with Kua o Wākea, ...

A leading astronomer at UC Santa Cruz hailed the selection of Mauna Kea in Hawaii as the site for construction of the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT), which will be the largest and most advanced ...

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