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Thirty Meter Telescope Will Be Built on Mauna Kea Officials at the University of Hawaii announce that they received late last week the necessary permit to construct a $1.3 billion space observatory on the summit of Mauna Kea, on Hawaii's Big Island. The volcano has been dormant for many years, and so the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), operated... 2 March 2011 03:25 GMT Enormous Telescope to Be Completed Soon The volcanic dome of Mauna Kea, in Hawaii, has been recognized for many years as one of the most suited locations for building ground-based telescopes. Its unique vantage point allows telescopes built here to make out details of the Universe that can only be seen from only a handful of other places around the world. ... 17 November 2009 18:41 GMT