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.
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The sacred and the scientific clash on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea
Clip: 12/21/2016 | 8m 42s
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.
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