This aerial view shows the summit of Mauna Kea with a series of astronomical observatories and roads connecting them to one another and to the Mauna Kea access road. These observatories, on one of the most sacred locations in Hawaiian society and culture, should not continue to exist as a legacy of an unethical past, but can only continue to exist with the consent of the native population. (Credit: Richard Wainscoat/International Gemini Observatory/AURA/NSF)
A history of injustice and the greatest natural location for ground-based telescopes have long been at odds. Here’s how the healing begins.
In 2015, the astronomy community was excitedly anticipating the next generation in ground-based, optical astronomy. After more than 20 years…
