A rare look at NASA’s next sharp-eyed space telescope
NASA's Roman Space Telescope is preparing for launch in 2027, with a mission to study distant galaxies and explore dark energy.
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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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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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Supermassive black hole spotted 12.9 billion light-years from Earth — and it's shooting a beam of energy right at us
The newly discovered "blazar," which has a mass equal to 700 million suns, is the oldest of its kind ever seen and changes what we know about the early universe.
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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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It takes absolute precision to construct Earth's largest telescope, which will peak into far-off alien worlds
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Industrial Complex Proposal Threatens Some of the World’s Clearest Skies for Astronomy
it is home to many current and planned telescopes, including Paranal, the Rubin Observatory (which hosts the world’s largest digital camera), and the under-construction Giant Magellan Telescope ...
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Astronomers capture unprecedented view of supermassive black hole in action
Direct imaging with extremely large telescopes such as the Larger Binocular Telescope Interferometer and the upcoming 83.5 feet Giant Magellan Telescope located in Chile makes it possible to ...
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Mirror Casting Event for the Giant Magellan Telescope
On January 14, 2012, the second 8.4-meter (27.6 ft) diameter mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) will be cast inside a rotating furnace at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory ...