Giant Magellan telescope begins primary mirror support system testing
The Giant Magellan Telescope today announced the successful installation of one of its completed 8.4-meter-diameter primary ...
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The new Giant Magellan Telescope
The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) will weight 2.4 million-pounds and may revolutionize our understanding of the universe. It uses seven giant mirrors to collect and focus the light to a point and ...
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Giant Magellan Telescope Enclosure Ready for Construction (VIDEO)
In June 2024, the Giant Magellan Telescope's enclosure passed its final design review and is now ready for construction in Chile. The 65-meter-tall enclosure will be one of the largest mechanized ...
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Opinion: America's 'big glass' dominance hangs on the fate of two powerful new telescopes
This report, a road map of national priorities, recommended funding the $2.5-billion Giant Magellan Telescope at the peak of Cerro Las Campanas in Chile and the $3.9-billion Thirty Meter Telescope ...
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Total lunar eclipse March 2025 livestreams: Where to watch the 'Blood Moon' online for free tonight
Here's how to watch all the total lunar eclipse action unfold live and online so you don't miss a second of the dramatic ...
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It takes absolute precision to construct Earth's largest telescope, which will peak into far-off alien worlds
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SpaceX rocket launches NASA SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar probes (video)
As the agency's SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar mission rode toward their orbital stations tonight (March 11) at ...
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We just started building the largest and most powerful optical telescope ever
Construction began Wednesday, Nov. 11 on what could become the world's largest optical telescope. The 22-story Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), now being built in a desert atop a mountain in Chile ...