05-31-2025, 02:14 PM
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/fundin...telescope/
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.
The Trump administration’s proposed new budget for the NSF suggests pushing ahead with the Magellan project, and says the TMT “will not receive additional commitment of funds from NSF.”
TMT is "unaffordable". Golden Dome is OK, and tax cuts for the wealthy are fine.
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.
The Trump administration’s proposed new budget for the NSF suggests pushing ahead with the Magellan project, and says the TMT “will not receive additional commitment of funds from NSF.”
TMT is "unaffordable". Golden Dome is OK, and tax cuts for the wealthy are fine.