# Response to Australia’s ESO rejection

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Podcast: [The Science Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-science-show-887135)
Published: 2026-04-24T22:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/scienceshow/response-to-australia-s-eso-rejection/106533654
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## Resource

Despite the many benefits from a multi-country collaboration on a major astronomy project, Australia will not be part of the European Southern Observatory after 2027.

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