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Masanori Iye, the director of the TMT project office at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), has been awarded the prestigious 2010 Toray Science and Technology Prize.

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Soroptimist International of Kona invites the public to attend the August program meeting at the Royal Kona Resort on Tuesday, August 24th at 11:45 am. The featured speaker will be Sandra Dawson, Task Leader for the Site Master Planning and the Hawaii representative for the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope Project, astronomy’s next-generation observatory. It will […]

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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 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 Statement from UH President David McClain on the selection of Mauna Kea as the site for the Thirty Meter Telescope “I applaud the decision of the TMT Board to select Mauna Kea as the site for the Thirty Meter Telescope. This venture will expand humankind’s understanding of the cosmos and our origins, and […]

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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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TMT comments due by July 7. You heard ’em, tell ’em what you think …

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Karin Stanton/Hawaii247 Contributing Editor The final Big Island hearing on the TMT draft environmental impact statement is 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 at Kealakehe Elementary School. The three-hour public information meeting includes a review of the project, as well as an opportunity to talk to representatives of the Thirty Meter Telescope, scientists and experts in […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawai’i Island Mayor Billy Kenoi today urged all parties in the debate on the Thirty Meter Telescope to engage in a respectful dialogue as the community works toward a collaborative decision on the project. “In this time of economic hardship for many County of Hawai’i residents, it is critical that the community pull […]

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