FILE - Telescopes are seen on the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island, on Aug. 31, 2015. The National Science Foundation said Tuesday, July 19, 2022, that it plans to conduct a study to evaluate the environmental effects of building the Thirty Meter Telescope, one of the world's largest optical telescopes, on sites selected on Mauna Kea in Hawaii and Spain's Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

Funding Cuts May Doom The Long-Stalled Thirty Meter Telescope

This story has been updated with a statement from the consortium behind the TMT project. The controversial Thirty Meter Telescope planned for the summit area of Mauna Kea has lost the critically important support of the National Science Foundation, which plans to direct major funding to the Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile instead of TMT. … Continue reading Funding Cuts May Doom The Long-Stalled Thirty Meter Telescope

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