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Hawaii or Spain Telescope Divide Shapes Future Site
Hawaii and Spain vie for the Thirty Meter Telescope site with Mauna Kea favored for altitude and clarity while La Palma offers a near equal location with less opposition. Scientists say infrared gains may be offset by Webb data and future star shade tech. Native Hawaiian protectors insist on halting construction, while Spain benefits from public support and lower costs.
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Honolulu
Earth
International Coalition
Hawaii
Mauna Kea
Canary Island
la Palma
University of California, Santa Cruz Astronomy and Astrophysics
Michael Bolte
Thirty Meter Telescope
Bolte
John Mather
Mather
NASA
James Webb Space Telescope
Space
Webb
Avi Loeb
Harvard University
Spain
Loeb
Kealoha Pisciotta
Canary Islands
Pisciotta
Big Island
Pacific
José Manuel Vilchez
Higher Council of Scientific Research
Astrophysics Institute
Wilcher
Vilchez
Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos