Hawaii fights TMT, the world's largest telescope
CNN - View Original post HERE. Mauna Kea, Hawaii (CNN)Rising more than 6 miles from the seabed floor, Mauna Kea is the tallest summit in the world. To native Hawaiians, the dormant volcano is the most sacred land in the entire Pacific. It is the point where the sky and earth meet. They believe it is the site of the genesis of their people, and it is the burial ground for their most revered ancestors. Considered a temple and a house of worship, native Hawaiians believed the go
Hawaiian telescope project sparks protests at astronomy meeting
NATURE MAGAZINE - See Original Post HERE Until now, the biggest controversy involving the International Astronomical Union (IAU) may have been its 2006 vote to demote Pluto to a dwarf planet. But on 4 August, the ongoing fight over a telescope planned for a sacred Hawaiian mountain spilled over to the IAU general assembly in Honolulu. Demonstrators carrying Hawaiian flags — some upside-down, as a sign of distress — held a press conference outside the Honolulu convention centr
