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HONOLULU — China and India are signing on as full partners in building a telescope that will be the world’s largest when it’s erected at the summit of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea volcano in 2018.
Their participation in the Thirty Meter Telescope will catapult the two countries to the forefront of astronomy research. It’s the first time either nation has participated in such an advanced telescope anywhere.
As partners, China and India will pay a share of the construction costs, which are expected to top $1 billion. The two will have a share of the observation time.
Denver Post wire services
