Plans to build a monster telescope that will become the world's largest optical instrument have received a huge funding boost.
The British government has pledged an £88 million investment in the project that will allow UK scientists and industry to play a major role in construction and use of the telescope in Chile.
The observatory, known as the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), promises to revolutionise many areas of astronomy because of its unrivalled power. It is planned to have it completed by 2023 at a cost in today's money of €1.1 billion (£946 million).
By: Paul Sutherland, Sen.com, Edited by: David Cornish
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via Wired.co.uk
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-03/05/uk-fund-optical-telescope
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