India, China collaborate to build worlds largest telescope(30-meter (or 100-foot) telescope)

Cementing ties once again for the greater international good, China and India have decided to work together as partners to build a and operate a telescope in Hawaii expected to be the world’s largest when its built by 2018. The neighbors will each pay a share of the construction cost expected to top US$1 billion for the 30 meter telescope to be built at the summit of Mauna Kea volcano. They will also have a share of the observation time. It’s the first advanced telescope in which either nation has been a partner.
The telescope, known as TMT, will be able to observe planets that orbit stars other than the sun and enable astronomers to watch new planets................
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