Thirty Meter Telescope reportedly rejects Spain’s €1 billion offer to build on La Palma
News from Science reports that opposition from Native Hawaiians who hold Mauna Kea sacred stalled construction at TMT’s preferred site in Hawaii. La Palma was its longtime backup site.
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The U.S.-led Thirty Meter Telescope project has turned down Spain’s €1 billion offer to build the observatory on La Palma, News from Science reports, citing a statement from the Astrophysics Institute of the Canaries. The outlet says TMT tried to start construction on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea more than a decade ago, but opposition from Native Hawaiians who hold the mountain sacred stalled the project. With La Palma rejected, News from Science says the project is running out of options.
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