Sacred mountain is focal point in fight over giant telescope
Clip: 12/14/2016 | 7m 54s
Plans to build a giant telescope atop Mauna Kea summit stifled by conflict.
Astronomers believe that the perfect spot for the next big observatory is atop the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. But the proposed location for the $1.4 billion project is on land sacred to the native Hawaiian culture, and a legal challenge over the project has halted construction. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports.
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Sacred mountain is focal point in fight over giant telescope
Clip: 12/14/2016 | 7m 54s
Astronomers believe that the perfect spot for the next big observatory is atop the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. But the proposed location for the $1.4 billion project is on land sacred to the native Hawaiian culture, and a legal challenge over the project has halted construction. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports.
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