Sponsor Message Scientists are excited about the new project, which was first granted a sublease on Mauna Kea in 2014. Its website says the new observatory would be able to provide images 12 times ...

In the aftermath of the observatory protests, finding the right balance between astronomy and preservation of the Mauna Kea sacred site remains a challenge. NASA just beamed Missy Elliott’s hip ...

Overcoming Doubts: Petrowski was working at the Honua Ola power plant in Pepe‘ekeo on Hawai‘i Island while his wife, Carolyn, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After nearly four decades on Mauna Kea, decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory was completed on Tuesday. The process dates back to 2009, when Caltech ...

After years of protests that halted the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea and divided communities in Hawaii, a major change in the management of the summit is underway.

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 ...

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 ...

Lawmakers drafted the law after a working group of Native Hawaiian cultural experts, protesters, observatory workers and state officials met to discuss Mauna Kea. Their report, which dedicated a ...

22—The University of Hawaii is investigating two fluid leaks from the chilling system of one of its observatories on Mauna Kea. The university ... at the UH 88 inch observatory, which is ...

A video recorded on October 28 by Derek Petrowski, a telescope operator and support technician at W.M. KECK Observatory near the summit of Mauna Kea, shows the snow-coated scenes during his drive ...