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Thirty Meter Telescope signs deal for backup site

COURTESY NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN

The Thirty Meter Telescope developer will use the Canary Islands to build the telescope if current plans with Mauna Kea fall through. The Thirty Meter Telescope stands against the backdrop of other Mauna Kea telescopes in an artist’s rendering from 2014.