Decommissioning update for Maunakea telescope
The deconstruction includes the removal and transport of the telescope, physical deconstruction of the building housing the telescope and the restoration of the site.
The deconstruction includes the removal and transport of the telescope, physical deconstruction of the building housing the telescope and the restoration of the site.
Hawaiian language immersion students interning at ʻImiloa to submitted names for a Neptune-mass gas giant planet and its star.
The intake tube less than an inch in diameter and 25 feet long will provide vital data to track climate change through CO2 measurements.
UH-operated telescopes are at the forefront of the world's efforts to discover Near-Earth objects.
The proposed project includes a 14-foot high, 18-foot diameter dome that would be placed on a yet to be constructed wooden deck that would connect to an existing building at Halepōhaku.
The deconstruction of the CSO Observatory is on track to begin before summer ends and be completed by the end of the year.
This discovery suggests that short gamma-ray bursts may have been more common in the past than expected.
UH has determined that the proposed project will have no significant adverse environmental impacts.
“Our proposal strives for consistency with state law and CD1. These actions must start as soon as the bill is enacted to ensure a smooth transition to the MKSOA.”
The CMP supplement will now be submitted to the Board of Land and Natural Resources for final approval.