University of Hawaii approves giant telescope

The University of Hawaii Board of Regents unanimously approved a plan Monday to build the world’s largest telescope at Mauna Kea’s summit.

The decision clears the way for managers of the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope to seek a permit from the state to build the facility on conservation land. TMT managers aim to begin construction late [...]

World’s Largest Digital Camera Begins Hunt for Killer Asteroids

A new telescope in Hawaii being billed as the world’s largest digital camera has begun searching the sky for potentially killer asteroids that could endanger our planet Earth.

With a main mirror about 60 inches (1.8 meters) wide, the new telescope on Maui’s Haleakala volcano peak is somewhat small when compared to the large 10-meter Keck [...]

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