Telescope permit decision appealed to Hawaii Supreme Court
Opponents of a giant telescope planned for a Hawaii mountain are appealing the state land board's approval of the project's construction permit.
Space Exploration
Nov 2, 2017
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Hawaii land board grants permit to build divisive telescope
Hawaii's land board on Thursday granted a construction permit for a giant telescope on a mountain that Native Hawaiians consider sacred, a project that has divided the state.
Space Exploration
Sep 28, 2017
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Spain will get giant telescope if Hawaii doesn't, group says
An agreement has been reached for a giant telescope to be built in Spain's Canary Islands if it cannot be put atop a Hawaii mountain.
Space Exploration
Mar 30, 2017
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After 44 days, hearings end for giant telescope in Hawaii
Long-running hearings for whether a giant telescope can be built atop a Hawaii mountain have wrapped up.
Space Exploration
Mar 3, 2017
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Contracts signed for ELT mirrors and sensors
At a ceremony today at ESO's Headquarters four contracts were signed for major components of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) that ESO is building. These were for: the casting of the telescope's giant secondary and tertiary ...
Space Exploration
Jan 18, 2017
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Telescope equipment coming down from Hawaiian mountain
Construction equipment and vehicles that have sat idle since protesters blocked crews from building a giant telescope are being removed from a mountain that's considered sacred to some Native Hawaiians.
Space Exploration
Dec 16, 2015
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State Supreme Court suspends Hawaii telescope permit
The Hawaii Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily suspended a permit that allows a giant telescope to be built on a mountain many Native Hawaiians consider sacred.
Space Exploration
Nov 18, 2015
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First light for Onsala Space Observatory
The 20-metre radio telescope at Onsala Space Observatory, is getting a new lease of life thanks to an upgrade of its protective radome.
Astronomy
Sep 5, 2014
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E-ELT construction work to start
At a ceremony at ESO's Vitacura offices in Santiago on 9 December 2013 the ESO Director General, Tim de Zeeuw, and senior representatives of the Chilean company ICAFAL IngenierÃa y Construcción S.A., signed a contract for ...
Astronomy
Dec 11, 2013
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Third mirror casting event for the Giant Magellan Telescope
On Saturday, August 24, 2013, the third mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) will be cast inside a rotating furnace at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory Mirror Lab, the only facility in the world where ...
Space Exploration
Aug 5, 2013
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