The summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa are now also targets of the strong high pressure ridge north of the state causing the ...

Strong high pressure to the north of the state will maintain a tight pressure gradient across the island chain and help drive ...

Hawaii is a popular place for tourists, but some spots are very crowded and full of stores and restaurants. If you want to ...

The federal government's decision not to fund the Thirty Meter Telescope played a role. But questions remain about where the ...

The University of Hawaii-owned UKIRT telescope will be decommissioned once all the necessary paperwork is completed.

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - The telescope that has been on top of Mauna Kea for nearly 50 years will be removed. On Friday, ...

Mauna Kea is considered sacred to Native Hawaiians. It also happens to be ideal for space observatories. Now, a long running fight over the mountain's future may be coming to an end.

Mauna Kea’s summit soars 13,796 feet above sea level, evoking an ethereal feeling as fluffy clouds swaddle its cinder cones and blanket its reddish, almost Mars-like soil.

Mauna Kea’s telescopes are at the forefront of discoveries about this dark energy thanks to their “exquisite image quality,” Simons said. IT’S A CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE.

For astronomers, Mauna Kea has always been attractive for its ideal observing conditions. At 13,800 feet (4,200 meters) high, the peak lies above much of the distorting effects of the atmosphere ...