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Proposed NSF Budget Omits Funding for TMT
May 30th, 2025
Honolulu Civil Beat

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...

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TMT is ready for NSF's Final Design phase!
May 20th, 2025

The NSF review panel said TMT is ready for NSF's Final Design phase.

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Celebrate the 100 year legacy TIO partners have in building the best optica/infrared telescopes!
May 2nd, 2025

100 year old legacy of building the best optical/infrared telescopes in the world

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"Did you know ..." discusses the mirror diameter vs. aperture of the ELTs.
April 22nd, 2025

TMT's mirror has the most effective aperture of the ELTs.

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"Did you know ..." explores TMT's ability to find extrasolar planets!
March 11th, 2025

See the third did you knows that talk about TMT's ability to find extrasolar planets.

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New science facilties are needed to keep America great
January 21st, 2025
Bigthink.com

New telescopes, radio dishes, and gravitational wave detectors are needed for next-generation science. Will the USA lead the way?

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