No side wants to reduce the debate over Mauna Kea to a culture-versus-science conflict because Hawaiian spirituality embraces science, or studying the physical world, and many astronomers respect Hawaiian culture. Details: https://808ne.ws/3RosJOE : AP | Honolulu Star-Advertiser | Facebook

WHIRLPOOL IN THE SKY! The Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii was able to capture timelapse footage of a "whirlpool" in the sky last January 18, 2023. Captured by the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera, the whirlpool "seems to be related to the SpaceX company's launch of a new satellite," National Astronomical Observatory of Japan representatives said on Twitter, according to a report by Reuters. SpaceX had launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral to deploy a satellite into a medium-earth orbit earlier