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Rejected Spain's €1 billion offer; Mauna Kea is the only remaining site
Spain's €1 billion bid to host the Thirty Meter Telescope on La Palma is dead. The consortium behind the giant observatory failed to reach consensus on the financing offer, ending the island's decade-long role as the project's official backup site.
Updated Oct 16
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