Maunakea telescope takes key decommissioning step
UH has determined that the proposed project will have no significant adverse environmental impacts.
UH has determined that the proposed project will have no significant adverse environmental impacts.
The 12.5-foot dome, which houses a 17-inch telescope, is geared toward helping build student interest in STEM-related careers and is mounted on a building rooftop on the school¡¯s campus.
The Maunakea Scholars program awarded telescope time to three Lānaʻi students for the first time.
Four haumāna from Waipahu High School will be given time to utilize a telescope on Maunakea and Haleakalā.
The telescope expansion in the southern hemisphere will enable observations at night when it is daytime in Âé¶¹´«Ã½.
Eric Gaidos led an international team of scientists that discovered one of the youngest planets ever found around a distant infant star.
Hōkū Keʻa is one of two Maunakea telescopes in the process of being decommissioned.?
Those who participate are asked to provide comments by October 8, 2021.
A Draft Environmental Assessment is posted for public review and comment.
The find is expected to provide new insights into the life and death of stars