AUSTIN (KXAN) — One of the largest telescopes ever built is one step closer to completion. On June 12, the National Science Foundation announced that the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is entering the ...

The world’s most powerful telescope is going to get built in Chile. The UA New Service announced today that the Giant Magellan Telescope has the funding to be built in Chile. The seven mirrors for the ...

James Webb changed astronomy from a million miles away - but in Chile’s Atacama Desert, the Giant Magellan Telescope is being built to challenge it from the ground. With seven 8.4-meter mirrors ...

As the 10th American institution to invest, Massachusetts Institute of Technology expands the Giant Magellan Telescope international consortium to 16 members from the United States, Chile, Australia, ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope is under construction in a Chilean desert, one of the best places on Earth to view space Credit: photo via GiantMagellan.Org UT-Austin just took a big step in its process ...

PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The GMTO Corporation, the international consortium building the Giant Magellan Telescope, today announced it has appointed Daniel T. Jaffe as ...

With vice chair Brian Schmidt, the McDonald Observatory director will lead the next phase of construction. Taft Armandroff, Walter Massey and Brian Schmidt. Credit: GMTO Corporation The GMTO ...

the study of planets outside our solar system. mirrors are being developed at the University of Arizona’s Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory. Each mirror must be polished to an accuracy of 25 ...

PASADENA, Calif. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope today announced that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has joined its international ...