China and India are moving forward to join as partners to help build the world's largest telescope in Hawaii. The two countries plan to share the cost of the construction for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) at the summit of Mauna Kea volcano.

The Hawaii State Board of Land and Natural Resources unanimously approved a permit to build the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on conservation land near the summit of Mauna Kea.

Chinese and American astronomers may be joining together in a collaborative effort to build the world’s largest telescope in hope of gaining a greater understanding about the beginnings of the universe.

A consortium of US and Canadian universities on Tuesday announced it has decided to build the world's largest telescope in Hawaii.

WASHINGTON - A telescope arms race is taking shape. Astronomers are drawing up plans for the biggest, most powerful instruments ever constructed, capable of peering far deeper into the universe - and further back in time - than ever before.