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MEDIA RELEASE Topic: Thirty Meter Telescope, Mauna Kea and Astronomy What will the 30 Meter Telescope be like? What scientific advances will it provide? Who manages the Mauna Kea Astronomy projects? How are the Hawaiian Cultural interests on Mauna Kea being protected? Come learn about the largest telescope project in the world. Guest speakers are […]

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Special to Hawaii 24/7 by Gary Sanders | TMT Project Manager For five years, we designed and developed a generic version of the TMT observatory. As we studied five excellent sites in Chile, Mexico, and Hawaii, we designed carefully in a way that straddled site conditions, not knowing which site would be chosen. It is […]

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MEDIA RELEASE India’s Minister of Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan has announced the decision to join the Thirty Meter Telescope Project (TMT) as an observer. TMT is the next-generation astronomical observatory that is scheduled to begin scientific operations in 2018 on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Observer status is the first step in becoming a full partner […]

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Governor signs off on environmental impact statement; conservation district use permit next

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The Thirty Meter Telescope cleared another hurdle late this week, when Gov. Linda Lingle accepted the final environmental statement for the $1 billion project.

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By Sandra Dawson, Task Leader for TMT Site Master Planning TMT Final EIS Process The almost two-year-long TMT Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) process is nearing conclusion. The FEIS is in its final stage of internal approval. It will be sent to the Mauna Kea Management Board for approval in early April and then forwarded […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Thirty Meter Telescope Project (TMT) is launching a new database containing five years of atmospheric data from the telescope’s initial five candidates sites: Cerro Tolar, Cerro Armazones, and Cerro Tolonchar, Chile; San Pedro Martir, Mexico; and Mauna Kea, Hawaii, the site selected for TMT. A Web site containing the entire dataset, the […]

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Thirty Meter Telescope presentation on Thursday, December 17 at the Keck Observatory in Waimea, and on Saturday, December 19 at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo.

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MEDIA RELEASE/Newswise The search for Earth-like planets, the nature and distribution of dark matter, and the quest to image the first stars and galaxies are just some of the science challenges that will be addressed by the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). In a new video produced by TMT and acclaimed animator Dana Berry, astronomers Richard […]

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Giant step toward establishing full partnership in the construction and operation of new telescope on Mauna Kea

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Thirty Meter Telescope planners looking for local knowledge, experience and labor for support facilities

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MEDIA RELEASE HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle today praised the decision by the board of directors of the TMT Observatory Corporation to select Mauna Kea as the preferred site for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). “Today’s decision to build the Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea marks an extraordinary step forward in the state’s continuing […]

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When completed in 2018, the TMT will enable astronomers to detect and study light from the earliest stars and galaxies, analyze the formation of planets around nearby stars, and test many of the fundamental laws of physics.

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