The National Science Foundation will no longer fund the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope planned for construction atop ...

Construction of the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea may not resume if the latest federal budget plan is ...

“It’s big science!” Hundreds of scientists and engineers support the Mauna Kea observatories, while data from the telescopes are transmitted worldwide to astronomers. One night’s use of a ...

There has been a major development in the long-running battle over the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea. A federal funding ...

the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority. The 11-member panel would include representatives from the university, the observatories, and — most notably for Wong-Wilson — two seats for ...

Hundreds of protestors have blocked construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Thirteen astronomical observatories that call the mountain home have evacuated workers ...

The leasing arrangements for all 13 observatories on Mauna Kea expire in 2033, including the University of Hawaii’s overriding lease for the entire summit site. This means that the future of ...

While the focus has been mainly toward the future of TMT, the existing 13 observatories atop Mauna Kea — and the science that happens there — have been caught in the crosshairs. Hundreds ...

The summit of Mauna Kea is home to several astronomical observatories, benefiting from the high altitude and limited light pollution that create optimal conditions for stargazing and research.

Peek, formerly an astronomy guide for the Mauna Kea Observatories, has long urged astronomers to heed pleas of Native Hawaiians and others opposed to further development of the mountain’s summit.