Texas astronomers are part of the effort to construct the Giant Magellan Telescope – an effort that will bring a new level of ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope will be one of the world's most advanced ground-based telescopes once completed, but for now the challenge is to turn the finalized design for its rotating enclosure ...

UT-Austin just took a big step in its process of building one of the largest telescopes in the world as the Giant Magellan ...

In a major milestone for a decades-long project, the Giant Magellan Telescope project recently passed its final design review, locking in the design for the telescope enclosure and paving the way ...

The world's largest telescope is almost as big as your house—and it’s unlocking the universe’s biggest mysteries.

On June 12, the National Science Foundation announced that the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is entering the final design phase. Concept image of the Giant Magellan Telescope, which is slated to be ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope won’t see “first light” until the end of the decade, but it—and its flagship “Large Earth Finder” and “Near-Infrared Spectrograph” in particular ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile promises to be one of the most ambitious telescope projects to-date.

The Giant Magellan Telescope is the future of space exploration from Earth. Using seven of the world’s largest mirrors, the 25.4-meter telescope will produce the most detailed images ever taken ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), an enormous ground-based telescope currently under construction in Chile's Atacama Desert ...

Astronomers are excited about the first test images released today from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which show the ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope will deliver up to 200 times the resolution and sensitivity of today’s leading telescopes, offering unprecedented power for astronomical discovery.