Spain is closer than ever to becoming the headquarters of the largest telescope in the Earth’s northern hemisphere, which would be located on the Canary Island of La Palma instead of in Hawaii, in the United States. The construction of this mega scientific project has been paralyzed for years due to the rejection of the local population of the American island. Since Trump came to power, the project has also suffered budget cuts that have . Spain wants to take advantage of the situation to convince the consortium that promotes the project, made up of Japan, India, Canada and two important American universities, and is finalizing a historic “state offer” of 1,000 million euros if the telescope finally stays in the Canary Islands. The only problem is time: this proposal expires in September.
