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India May Join Mega Telescope Project with INR 800 Crore Aid
October 11th, 2011
HT/Media/Mint
Language: English

Indian equipment and technology could play a stellar role in Nobel-worthy astrophysics discoveries in the next decade. A massive, proposed telescope at Hawaii is likely to see contributions worth...

First Hawaiian Bank Sponsors Economic Forums
August 25th, 2011
Big Island News Center
Language: English

First Hawaiian Bank hosted its annual Business Economic Outlook meetings on Thursday in conjunction with the two major Hawaii Island chambers of commerce. According to Dr. Leroy Laney, faculty...

Stargazing in Hawaii
August 21st, 2011
China Daily
Language: English

We know Hawaii by its sun, surf and sand, but there is another facet of the islands waiting to be explored. Liu Weifeng shows us the darker side where attractions gleam in the night.

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CIOMP Play an Active Part in TMT Project
June 2nd, 2011
Chinese Academy of Sciences (Changchun Institute)
Language: English

On May 25th. 2011, the National Astronomical Observatories (NAOC) held the International Colloquium on Thirty-Meter Telescope at China National Convention Center (CNCC). The main focus of the...

Hawaii Appoves Plan for Giant Telescope Atop Dormant Volcano
March 2nd, 2011
SPACE.com
Language: English

The Hawaiian government's Department of Land and Natural Resources has granted a permit to the University of Hawaii to build and operate the $1.3 billion Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea,...

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Mauna Kea Telescope Ok'd
February 28th, 2011
Honolulu Star Advertiser
Language: English

(Subscription Required) - Astronomy, Hawaiian cultural practices and economic realities were major themes yesterday as the state Board of Land and Natural Resources unanimously approved siting the...

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Eye on the sky: UVic expertise helps build the world's largest telescope
February 6th, 2011
Times Colonist
Language: English

Imagine a telescope so powerful that it would let you see a loonie coin being held by someone in Calgary-from Victoria. Sound far-fetched? The technology is closer to reality than you think. An...

Chinese Astronomers Set Sights on Overseas Scopes
January 31st, 2011
Science Insider
Language: English

Chinese astronomers are about to gain a superior view of the heavens--at premier perches far from their homeland. The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is...

Bridging Science and Culture with the Thirty Meter Telescope
January 18th, 2011
Scienceline
Language: English

How taking the right steps helped mitigate a 40-year dispute in Hawaii.

Wreckage is from pristine star
January 6th, 2011
BBC News
Language: English

UK and US scientists have found the remnants of a star that exploded more than 13 billion years ago.

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