{"id":71484,"date":"2021-04-17T06:10:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T10:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=71484"},"modified":"2021-04-05T00:59:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T04:59:42","slug":"inside-the-controversy-over-building-one-of-the-worlds-largest-telescopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=71484","title":{"rendered":"Inside The Controversy Over Building One Of The World\u2019s Largest Telescopes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">The summit of Mauna Kea is perfect for astronomy but it&#8217;s also regarded as one of the most sacred lands for Native Hawaiians. We get a look inside the two sides that have been debating about the construction of one of the largest ground telescopes in the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/poRZ5lwCML0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">\u00bb Subscribe to Seeker! <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUhXR2pfYV84ZHdNc2ZBWGZQTjB4VC1DWTU3Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsZU4tZjRiazVvWk1DVG1yYVp0NDdha01UZFlkRzcyWDh0dFVMaVQySmxtbDkxZmw4VzVObVN6cUIxQW9sU2cyZU55N1NOUTI2dWN3U1FobXg3RGZOdy1MY2VLMlJQalNNd1lBWUhXZEJ1MHFOcHVyZw&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fsubscribeseeker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/subscribeseeker<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">\u00bb Visit our shop at <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0l3TldqOUpJQk5BZ0czcGNrS3RpRlY0Vkx4d3xBQ3Jtc0trOGZqel9rbWxCX2JJeGFxLTd4NGxSUTJ6Y2I5N2RGcmtGN2hwdUFhTGFoeFU5RGpPcXJic0JNdl9DZkxRaDJfZmhkNXJma3hOeEludnNHTlBnVHNlRF9URlRVQkdUQTFsTWpITE1pQ2taUjNMY01FQQ&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.seeker.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/shop.seeker.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the island of Hawaii sits a dormant volcano named Mauna Kea. 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