Amid protest, Hawaii astronomers lose observation time

HONOLULU (AP) — Astronomers across 11 observatories on Hawaii’s tallest mountain have cancelled more than 2,000 hours of telescope viewing over the past four weeks because a protest blocked a road to the summit.
The lost research atop Mauna Kea includes work on clouds of gas and dust on the verge of forming stars, and asteroids that might come close or even hit Earth.
Mauna Kea is one of the world’s premier sites for studying the skies.
Native Hawaiian protesters are blocking t