When it comes to telescopes, the bigger, the better. As technology advances, we’re investing billions into the next generation of "extremely large telescopes" (ELTs), with projects like the Thirty ...

An artist's interpretation of the Thirty Meter Telescope's mirrors. The TMT is a telescope designed for optical and infrared observing, to see first light on Hawaii's Mauna Kea in 2018.

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / 2019 The National Science Founda- tion’s proposed funding of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea is on hold pending further environmental review. Above, police officers ...

The $1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope project on Thursday won key state approval to join other telescopes atop the dormant volcano, but passionate protesters vowed to continue fighting ...

Hawaii's Attempt To Control Telescope Protesters Is Invalid: Court Construction of the $1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope has been on hold since April as a result of the protests.

The panel recommended that the telescope projects share $1.6 billion. Since then, the foundation said it is considering buying into the TMT but, in doing so, launched a new environmental review ...

Protesters opposed to the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope gather outside the Hawaii Legislature in Honolulu, on Tue., April 21, 2015. AP ...

When I set out to make a video about the Thirty Meter Telescope in Hawaii, that was my goal: To observe in search of truth. I put the truths I found into the video you see here.

The Thirty Meter Telescope will be the world's second-largest telescope, and allow astronomers to peer into the early years of the universe — some 13 billion light years away.

The enormous Thirty Meter Telescope, with a primary mirror the size of a blue whale, is part of a new generation of super powerful ground-based telescopes. Scheduled for completion in 2018, it ...

The Thirty Meter Telescope, which has been planned for construction atop of Hawaii's Mauna Kea, has hit a number of snags, but it got a major approval this week.

Construction will begin next year on the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), an instrument that will allow researchers to see galaxies forming 13 billion light years away near the beginning of the universe.