The University of Hawaii-owned UKIRT telescope will be decommissioned once all the necessary paperwork is completed. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu ...

MAUNA KEA, Hawai'i (Island News) -- At the summit of Mauna Kea, something new is unfolding at the Gemini Observatory — and it's rooted in something very old. The observatory has launched its ...

After decades of mounting tension between scientists and Native Hawaiians, Caltech has completed its removal of a telescope from the summit of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano that is revered by the ...

The Mauna Kea protests are gaining star power as Native Hawaiian groups continue to block construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope. Astronomers want to build a telescope they say would change the ...

Scientists are reflecting on lessons learned with the completion of removal this summer of the Caltech telescope from the summit of Mauna Kea after dec­ades of mounting tension with Native Hawaiians.

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Four Hawaii high school students gave a new space image a Hawaiian name to celebrate a Mauna Kea observatory’s 25th anniversary. The Gemini North Telescope on Mauna Kea captured ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii protests against construction of a giant telescope have halted work at existing observatories on the Big Island. Hawaii News Now reported Sunday that workers at other facilities ...