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NASA faces legal challenge over Hawaiian telescope plan

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The lawsuit, which was filed last week by the state's Office of Hawaiian Affairs, demands that the space agency completes a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) before carrying out its plan to build four to six small 'outrigger' telescopes that would improve Keck's ability to reveal planetary systems around distant stars. The case is seen as a significant escalation in a long- running battle between astronomers and native cultural groups in Hawaii.

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