![Recently, Hawaii saw protests against plans to start construction of a Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea, the US state's highest mountain at 14,000 feet. Recently, Hawaii saw protests against plans to start construction of a Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea, the US state's highest mountain at 14,000 feet.](https://vajiramandravi.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/media/2019/7/22/11/8/16/30_metre_telescope.jpg)
Recently, Hawaii saw protests against plans to start construction of a Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea, the US state's highest mountain at 14,000 feet.
![Court gives TMT foes more time to request reconsideration of ruling on permit - Hawaii Tribune-Herald Court gives TMT foes more time to request reconsideration of ruling on permit - Hawaii Tribune-Herald](https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/web1_TMT.jpg)
Court gives TMT foes more time to request reconsideration of ruling on permit - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
![Stalled in Hawaii, giant telescope faces roadblocks at its backup site in the Canary Islands | Science | AAAS Stalled in Hawaii, giant telescope faces roadblocks at its backup site in the Canary Islands | Science | AAAS](https://www.science.org/do/10.1126/science.aaz3731/abs/ca_0906nid_la_palma_online.jpg)
Stalled in Hawaii, giant telescope faces roadblocks at its backup site in the Canary Islands | Science | AAAS
![The committee of experts of the US Academy of Science considers that the TMT is a priority, and maintains La Palma as a possible site | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias • IAC The committee of experts of the US Academy of Science considers that the TMT is a priority, and maintains La Palma as a possible site | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias • IAC](https://www.iac.es/sites/default/files/styles/color/public/images/news/TMT%20ORM_%20Design%20Development_%20Rendering%202.jpeg?itok=UEL7vZjH)