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