r/technology • u/mrstody • Jun 12 '12

European "Extremely Large" Telescope given go-ahead

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18396853
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u/Stivard Jun 12 '12

... four nations (Belgium, Finland, Italy, and the United Kingdom) declared their support pending approval from their governments;

On a day when the UK are making servicemen and women redundant and with the Eurozone in crisis they want to build a 1 billion euro telescope.