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The sacred and the scientific clash on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea

Astronomers believe this mountain's summit is the perfect spot to build a telescope.

Aired 12/21/2016 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

The sacred and the scientific clash on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea

Clip: 12/21/2016 | 8m 42s

Astronomers believe this mountain's summit is the perfect spot to build a telescope.

Over a thousand years ago, Polynesians followed the stars in the Mauna Kea sky on their path to Hawaii. Those stars are now of interest to astronomers, who believe the mountain's summit is the perfect spot to build a giant, cutting-edge telescope. But native Hawaiians view that peak as a sacred space. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports for the second in our series about the controversy.

Aired 12/21/2016 | Rating NR

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