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Another telescope on Mauna Kea is set to be decommissioned. With Fourth of July past, attention focuses on the Koloa ...
Hawaii News Observatory telescope removed from Mauna Kea. By Star-Advertiser staff. Dec. 23, 2023 . Share on Facebook; Share on X; Share by email ...
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 ...
The first phase of decommissioning involves the following: • The telescope, including its mount, was taken out of the observatory dome and was removed from Mauna Kea.
The telescope that has been on top of Mauna Kea for nearly 50 years will be removed. By Kay Thomas. Published: Jun. 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM HST | Updated: Jun. 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM HST ...
With protectors of Mauna Kea wanting telescope construction stopped and TMT officials determined to proceed, there's a deadlock. TMT officials have been working on a Plan B, or an alternate site ...
Mauna Kea is not the only peak to have cultural importance; many cultures across the world have and continue to revere mountains. The ancient Greeks believed that Mount Olympus was the home of ...
ATOP MAUNA KEA, Hawaii – If you count from sea level, we were 13,796 feet up, almost as high as Mount Rainier. Plenty high enough. But if you count from the ocean floor? My Big Island tour group ...
Thirty Meter Telescope officials weren’t kidding when they said they would be looking for an alternative site for their $1.4 billion project.
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Mauna Kea telescope has paused operations after an attempted cyber attack threatened its computer systems on Wednesday.. The telescope — known as the Gemini North ...
Hawaii’s governor has appointed native activists to manage sacred summit Mauna Kea, where some of the world’s most advanced telescopes were built amid controversy. (Julie Thurston/Getty Images) ...
HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - A telescope that’s been on top of Mauna Kea for nearly 50 years will be removed. The University of Hawaii announced Friday that the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope, ...