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Spain offers $1.14B to relocate Thirty Meter Telescope from Hawaii

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Spain is offering $1.14 billion to relocate the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) from Hawaii to the Canary Islands. This significant financial incentive aims to overcome the long-standing construction blockades the project has faced in Hawaii. The move would establish the TMT in a new, potentially more favorable location for astronomical research. AI

RANK_REASON Significant financial offer for a major scientific infrastructure project relocation. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Spain offers $1.14B to relocate Thirty Meter Telescope from Hawaii

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Spain Offers $1.14 Billion To Get Thirty Meter Telescope Moved To Canary Islands Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Behind the Black: In a

    📰 Spain Offers $1.14 Billion To Get Thirty Meter Telescope Moved To Canary Islands Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Behind the Black: In a new bid to get the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) to move from Hawaii, which has blocked its construction for more than a …

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