“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 ...

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 ...

The Conversation spoke to John De Fries, executive director of the Maunakea Stewardship and Oversight Authority, about the ...

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 ...

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

On the first Saturday of every month at 6 p.m., the program features a guest speaker from one of the 12 Mauna Kea astronomical observatories, followed by stargazing with portable telescopes ...

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 ...

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.

“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 ...