The TMT will be like a goliath version of Keck, currently the largest optical/infrared telescope with its twin 33-foot mirrors. Comprised of hundreds of segments, the TMT's composite mirror will ...

Work on the $1.4bn (£1bn) Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) had paused in 2015 after protests from some native Hawaiians, to whom the land is sacred. The state's top court ruled 4-1 in favour of the ...

The 14,000-foot summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the chosen home for what will be the world's largest telescope. The proposed Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) has become the center of a raging debate ...

Protesters of the Thirty Meter Telescope, who call themselves protectors of Mauna Kea, say they will continue to take a stand against the $1.4 billion project even if it means facing arrest.

Indian researchers have developed a new online tool that promises to significantly improve the performance of the upcoming Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), one of the largest ground-based telescopes ...