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The Fight for First Light: Extremely Large Telescopes
Jul 31, 2020 — The 2020 U.S. Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics, a type of survey in which astronomers set priorities to guide federal budgets during the next 10 years, is in the process of listing its most important projects. Asteroid detection and Mars exploration are high on the list, as is continued support of a new cadre of extremely large telescopes already under construction around the world, with effective mirror apertures measuring 20, 30, or 40 m in diameter. Astronomers hope these giant...
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A High-Resolution View of the Universe
Oct 3, 2016 — Under ideal circumstances, the resolution of an optical system is limited by the diffraction of light waves. This diffraction limit, the maximum resolution a telescope can achieve, improves linearly with the telescope’s aperture. However, the...
Breaking Ground Now: Next-Gen Giant Telescopes
Nov 5, 2014 — The largest telescope on Earth is currently the Gran Telescopio Canarias in the Canary Islands of Spain, which was built in 2009 with an aperture of 10.4 m. This 10-m design will hold the record for another four to eight years, but a new crop of...
Big Photonics Advances Build and Power Big Telescopes
Nov 1, 2013 — Bigger aspheric mirrors enable astronomers to see farther into space – but they require special designs. For astronomers, bigger is better: In general, the scientific value of a telescope scales to the fourth power of its diameter. So,...
Most advanced giant telescope mirror completed
TUCSON, Ariz. – The most challenging astronomical mirror ever made – 10 times more powerful than any other large mirror – has been completed for a giant telescope that will explore star formation, black holes and planets in the early universe. Engineers...
Telescopes Require Polishing to Perfection
Nov 1, 2012 — As astronomy projects look deeper into space, polishing the optics becomes more and more critical. This past summer, there was a go-ahead to go big. The European Southern Observatory member states declared support for the billion-plus-euro ($1.3...
Most Advanced Giant Telescope Mirror Completed
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 24, 2012 — The most challenging astronomical mirror ever made — 10 times more powerful than any other large mirror — was completed for a giant telescope that will explore star formation, black holes and planets in the early universe.
UChicago Commits $50M to GMT
CHICAGO, July 23, 2010 — The University of Chicago will provide millions of dollars to the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) project, joining an effort to build the world’s largest telescope. The GMT, to be built in Chile, is set to eclipse the image quality even of the...
Carnegie Commits to GMT Construction
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2010 — At its annual meeting this month, the Carnegie Institution for Science board of trustees enthusiastically endorsed the construction of the proposed Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT). The project will be the first in the next generation of astronomical...
Nine Join Telescope Project
PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 9, 2000 – Harvard University, the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Arizona are among the nine astronomical research organizations from the US, Australia and Korea that have signed an agreement to construct the 25-m Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT)...
Kicking Off the GMT
Oct 1, 2005 — The laboratory in the underbelly of the University of Arizona’s football stadium was the site of an unusual kickoff this summer as researchers got started on what could be a half-billion-dollar project. The goal was not a mere touchdown but an...
Arizona Mirror Lab Wins Contracts
Mar 1, 2005 — The University of Arizona's Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory in Tucson and Carnegie Observatories of Pasadena, Calif., have agreed to produce the first mirror segment for the Giant Magellan Telescope. The laboratory is expected to cast the...
Steward to Cast 1st Mirror for Magellan
Dec 29, 2004 — TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 29 -- The University of Arizona Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory and the Carnegie Observatories of the Carnegie Institution have signed an agreement to produce the first mirror segment for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT),...
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