Rise of the Super Telescopes: Why We Build Them

By Evan Gough May 11, 2017
Rise of the Super Telescopes: Why We Build Them

  • What is the nature of Dark Matter and Dark Energy? How are they distributed in the Universe and what role do they play?

  • Are there other planets like Earth, and solar systems like ours? Are there other habitable worlds?

  • Are we alone or is there other life somewhere?

  • How do planets, solar systems, and galaxies form and evolve?

    • The Rise of the Super Telescopes Series:

  • The Giant Magellan Telescope

  • The Overwhelmingly Large Telescope

  • The 30 Meter Telescope

  • The European Extremely Large Telescope

  • The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

  • The James Webb Space Telescope

  • The Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope

  • The Large UV Optical Infrared Surveyor

    • Evan Gough

    Evan Gough

    Evan Gough is a science-loving guy with no formal education who loves Earth, forests, hiking, and heavy music. He's guided by Carl Sagan's quote: "Understanding is a kind of ecstasy."