On Hawaii's Big Island, protests against the construction of a 18-story telescope atop a dormant volcano that some Native Hawaiians consider sacred have drawn thousands. The Thirty Meter Telescope ...

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 ...

The Thirty Meter Telescope would fit there nicely, and so in 2013 the TMT Project chose Mauna Kea as its ideal site, and sought to begin construction immediately. Protesters have been standing in ...

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Some leaders of the Thirty Meter Telescope opposition movement expressed disapproval of the proposed relocation of the University of Hawaii’s teaching telescope to a site on Mauna ...

HILO — Some leaders of the Thirty Meter Telescope opposition movement expressed disapproval of the proposed relocation of the University of Hawaii’s teaching telescope to a site on Mauna Kea ...

For the kia'i, the 160-foot-tall TMT (49 meters) would be one telescope too many at a site they see as stolen, sacred, delicate and consistently mismanaged. "It's too big, too massive, and it's in ...

Protectors who oppose the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope perform traditional Hawaiian dances at the base of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. (RNS/Jack Jenkins) "Before this experience, I was an ...

Hawaii's Mauna Kea must be respected. Build the Thirty Meter Telescope somewhere else. Time and again, native peoples are asked to suffer intrusions on their sacred territory in the name of ...

Mauna Kea stands nearly 14,000 feet (4,300 meters) above sea level, more than twice as high as the Spanish site that is already home to the world's largest optical telescope.

Caltech’s Thirty Meter Telescope espies a… Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) ...