Giant Magellan Telescope
The Next Generation of Telescopes Will Tell Us About the Weather on Other Worlds
A study shows how next-generation Extremely Large Telescopes are going to let astronomers get a glimpse of what's going on…
Just a Few Pixels Would let Astronomers Map Surface Features on an Exoplanet Like Oceans and Deserts
Direct images of exoplanets are rare and lack detail. Future observatories might change that, but for now, exoplanet images don't…
Next Generation Telescopes Could Search for Intelligent Civilizations Directly
We're still in the early days of searching for life elsewhere. The Perseverance rover is on its way to a…
The Decadal Survey is out! What new Missions and Telescopes are in the Works?
It’s that time again. Once every ten years, the American astronomy community joins forces through the auspices of the National…
The Giant Magellan Telescope’s 6th Mirror has Just Been Cast. One More to Go
Work has begun on the sixth and seventh mirror segments for the Giant Magellan Telescope, which will begin studying the…
How the Next Generation of Ground-Based Super-Telescopes will Directly Observe Exoplanets
According to a new study by an international team of scientists, astronomers will be able to directly observe exoplanets using…
They Just Began Casting the Giant Magellan Telescope’s 5th Mirror. What a Monster Job.
The 5th of the Giant Magellan Telescope's 7 gigantic mirrors is being cast at the Caris Mirror Laboratory, as the…
Rise of the Super Telescopes: Why We Build Them
The Super Telescopes are set to advance our understanding of the Universe, and it can all be traced back to…
Rise of the Super Telescopes: The Giant Magellan Telescope
The Giant Magellan Telescope is being built in Chile by a consortium of nations. It should see first light in…