Scientists using the W. M. Keck and Subaru observatories atop Mauna Kea have accurately modeled a “twin” galaxy of the Milky Way swallowing another, smaller galaxy. ADVERTISING Scientists ...

Caltech has retired a telescope atop the summit of Hawaii's Mauna Kea following a cultural sea change in how people view land development on revered landmarks.

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii -- Yes, it ... A light blanket of white powder was captured on the Mauna Kea Observatory 30 webcams late Monday into Tuesday. An interactive summit map shows ice detected in the ...

A video recorded on October 28 by Derek Petrowski, a telescope operator and support technician at W.M. KECK Observatory near the summit of Mauna Kea, shows the snow-coated scenes during his drive ...

The protesters who gathered at the base of Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island include indigenous Hawaiian elders, or "kupuna." They began to gather on the main road leading up to the observatories ...

Sunil Golwala, director of the observatory and a physics professor at Caltech, said the team has learned from their time on Mauna Kea and that the Chile site is farther from population centers and ...

The “Pillars of Creation” is one of astronomy’s most well-known images — a dramatic photo showing soaring clouds of cosmic dust and gas at the heart of M16, or the Eagle Nebula.

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Three Hawaii observatories play a critical role in the Euclid space telescope mission by adding color to images from space. Mauna Kea and Haleakala telescopes turn black and ...

The Mauna Kea observatories and the Imiloa Astronomy Center will hold what is being called the first Kamaaina Observatory Experience tour Saturday, Jan. 16. The tour is a free, monthly community ...

For the first time ever, the Mauna Kea Observatories and the Imiloa Astronomy Center will hold the frist Kamaaina Observatory Experience on Saturday, January 16.