![Recently, Hawaii saw protests against plans to start construction of a Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea, the US state's highest mountain at 14,000 feet. Recently, Hawaii saw protests against plans to start construction of a Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea, the US state's highest mountain at 14,000 feet.](https://vajiramandravi.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/media/2019/7/22/11/8/16/30_metre_telescope.jpg)
Recently, Hawaii saw protests against plans to start construction of a Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea, the US state's highest mountain at 14,000 feet.
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Thirty Meter Telescope Acrylic Print by Tmt International Observatory/science Photo Library - Fine Art America
![The committee of experts of the US Academy of Science considers that the TMT is a priority, and maintains La Palma as a possible site | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias • IAC The committee of experts of the US Academy of Science considers that the TMT is a priority, and maintains La Palma as a possible site | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias • IAC](https://www.iac.es/sites/default/files/styles/color/public/images/news/TMT%20ORM_%20Design%20Development_%20Rendering%202.jpeg?itok=UEL7vZjH)
The committee of experts of the US Academy of Science considers that the TMT is a priority, and maintains La Palma as a possible site | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias • IAC
![System: UH Board of Regents approves Thirty Meter Telescope Project on Mauna Kea | University of Hawaii News System: UH Board of Regents approves Thirty Meter Telescope Project on Mauna Kea | University of Hawaii News](https://www.hawaii.edu/news/attachments/img3703_884l.jpg)
System: UH Board of Regents approves Thirty Meter Telescope Project on Mauna Kea | University of Hawaii News
![Opinion | The Thirty Meter Telescope Can Show Us the Universe. But at What Cost? - The New York Times Opinion | The Thirty Meter Telescope Can Show Us the Universe. But at What Cost? - The New York Times](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/11/06/opinion/06huth1/06huth1-videoSixteenByNine3000.jpg?year=2019&h=1688&w=3000&s=f4cb24b910f120c4e807b599d296e9e01586e817366b7662884495be9ef81449&k=ZQJBKqZ0VN&tw=1)
Opinion | The Thirty Meter Telescope Can Show Us the Universe. But at What Cost? - The New York Times
![Telescope Officials Maintain Alternative Site in Spain Even As Hawai?i Court Gives Go-Ahead | Hawai'i Public Radio Telescope Officials Maintain Alternative Site in Spain Even As Hawai?i Court Gives Go-Ahead | Hawai'i Public Radio](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ce0d678/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x623+0+0/resize/880x685!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkhpr%2Ffiles%2F201811%2Fimage-1.jpeg)