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World’s Strongest Telescope Construction Faces Legal Woes

The assembly of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), a $1.4 billion observatory that is expected to exceed the Hubble Telescope's power by twelvefold, has been suspended after the Supreme Court of Hawaii voided its construction permit.

 An artist concept illustrating the TMT Observatory at the proposed site on Mauna Kea.

Hawaii Stops and Voids Permit of Thirty Meter Telescope

Amidst many controversies about the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii's Supreme court revokes the project's building permit.

Thirty Meter Telescope Construction in Hawaii Paused

The governor wants to ease increasing tensions and encourage more dialogue between stakeholders of the telescope project.

Protesters Arrested Blocking Road to Thirty Meter Telescope Site in Hawaii

Natives apparently believe the site where the giant telescope is being erected is sacred.

Mauna Kea Observatory

Native Hawaiians Halt Groundbreaking for Thirty Meter Telescope in Hawaii

An 8-acre observatory for what would be the world's largest telescope will be built atop a "sacred mountain" in Hawaii.

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