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Telescope protesters agree to take down tent on Mauna Kea
2015-09-18 05:10:55| Airlines - Topix.net
In this Monday, Aug. 31, 2015 file photo, the base camp for protesters of the Thirty Meter Telescope project occupies a site near the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island. Protesters against building a giant telescope atop a Hawaiian mountain say they will no longer keep around-the-clock vigil on Mauna Kea, Thursday, Sept.
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Mauna Kea telescope protesters say stone altar was destroyed
2015-09-16 06:25:24| Airlines - Topix.net
In this Aug. 31, 2015, file photo, Kupono Mele-Ana-Kekua, who opposes the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope, blows a conch shell near the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island. People protesting the construction of the giant telescope on Mauna Kea, a Hawaiian mountain they hold sacred, are decrying the destruction of a stone altar they built near the construction site.
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Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Starshade's Ability to Identify Celestial Objects with Successful Tests at McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope in Arizona
2015-09-08 12:31:14| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) engineers and astronomers demonstrated the ability of a petal-shaped starshade to clearly see celestial objects during two, weeklong series of engineering tests on Kitt Peak at the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope. This was the first time a starshade was tested...
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Budget-oriented Twinkle space telescope could study exoplanets on the cheap
2015-09-01 21:59:57| Extremetech
Maybe we don't need to spend billions to catch a glimpse of the weather on distant worlds. A new telescope would search the heavens and atmospheres for a fraction the cost of Hubble or the upcoming James Webb Telescope.
Hawaii Supreme Court hears Mauna Kea telescope case
2015-08-28 05:43:08| Airlines - Topix.net
Hawane Rio stands in front of the Hawaii Supreme Court where arguments about the Thirty Meter Telescope project are happening Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015 in Honolulu. Hawaii's Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a case involving building one of the world's largest telescopes on Mauna Kea, which is considered sacred land by some Native Hawiians.
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