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 ...

NSF budget proposal cuts funding for the contested Thirty Meter Telescope; focus shifts to Giant Magellan Telescope.

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

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 ...

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

Take a look at these top mountain spots. Known for its astronomical observatories and crystal clear skies, Mauna Kea in ...

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

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.

to a new board charged with managing Mauna Kea summit lands underneath some of the world's most advanced astronomical observatories. Two of the eight appointees — Lanakila Mangauil and Noe Noe ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Maunakea Observatories announced on Thursday ... and environmental importance of the mauna, as well as career pathways in engineering and astronomy.

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.