Spain offers 400 million euros to revive Thirty Meter Telescope AND RELATED: 'NASA is under attack.'
Hey, Space Placers! An artist's impression of the Thirty Meter Telescope. (Image credit: Thirty Meter Telescope) "Spain wants and can be the home of the future of astronomy and astrophysics." The troubled Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) has been through the wringer in trying to get built. Issues in Hawaii have delayed construction and the current administration is signaling cancellation of TMT. As the story explains, Spain has offered significant money to bring TMT to La Palma, in the Canary Islands. We will have to see how this story unfolds. And in a related story to proposed science budget cuts, to include NASA" (Image credit: Space.com / Josh Dinner) It is no secret that US science funding is facing significant budget reductions from the current administration. From the story: "Protesters, including the ad hoc organizing group called NASA Needs Help, gathered to sound the alarm over what they view as broad, preemptive overcompliance with President Donald Tr...