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 ...

The big crop atop Mauna Kea is telescopes, including the world’s two largest functional telescopes, with mirrors 33 feet across, at the W.M. Keck Observatory. (By way of comparison, the Hubble ...

Here’s how it works. Astronomers at the Mauna Kea observatories in Hawaii are returning to work after pausing their operations in response to the gathering of thousands of activists over the ...

The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory on Mauna Kea features a 10.4-meter radio telescope, which is protected by a 60-foot dome. When the CSO removal project begins, a big part of the job will be t ...

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.

Palacat-Nelsen said such efforts by observatories give him hope that people will become more mindful of their footprints on Mauna Kea, like the legendary chief who visited the snow goddess.

A Keaʻau teacher’s kids came away with a deeper understanding of the cultural and scientific significance of their home ...

Golwala said the team has learned its their time on Mauna Kea and that the Chile site is farther from population centers and not regarded as sacred. They’ll also build near other observatories ...

The big crop atop Mauna Kea is telescopes, including the world’s two largest functional telescopes, with mirrors 33 feet across, at the W.M. Keck Observatory. (By way of comparison, the Hubble ...