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The Compass: Stargazing: Stargazing: Faith versus Science in Hawaii

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The Great Orion Nebula

13/09/2017 GMT

Stargazing: Faith versus Science in Hawaii

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The proposed Thirty Metre Telescope on sacred mount Mauna Kea that's causing a rift: 4/5

The Thirty Metre Telescope will discern gases in the most remote atmospheres but its proposed site on a sacred site is opposed by the local community. Episode four of five.

Science writer and author Dava Sobell travels to Hawaii to ascend mount Mauna Kea. Among the observatories on the summit is the proposed Thirty Metre Telescope. Episode four of five.
Dava discovers the plans are creating a rift between astronomers and local Hawaiians. TMT will be able to discern gases in the most remote atmospheres, which may indicate extra terrestrial life but the site is sacred for the native Hawaiian community. The story echoes the tension between science and faith that has played out for centuries.

(Photo: Astrophotography of The Great Orion Nebula, in the constellation Orion. Credit: Getty Images)

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Dava Sobel explores our fascination with the cosmos

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Photo: The ALMA Observatory (Credit: Carlos Padilla – AUI/NRAO)

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