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Opinion | The Thirty Meter Telescope Can Show Us the Universe. But at What Cost? - The New York Times
![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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New federal report prioritizes Thirty Meter Telescope for share of $1.6B in funding | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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Announcement of the Construction Phase of the Thirty Meter Telescope, a New Neighbor on Mauna Kea | Topics & Announcements | Subaru Telescope
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System: UH Board of Regents approves Thirty Meter Telescope Project on Mauna Kea | University of Hawaii News
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