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Giant Magellan Telescope Launches Universo Expansivo Program to Enhance Accessibility in Astronomy Education
September 30, 2024 09:00 ET | Giant Magellan Telescope
PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope today announced the launch of Universo Expansivo, a new education program designed to increase accessibility in...
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Giant Magellan Telescope Mount Fabrication Begins
August 28, 2024 09:00 ET | Giant Magellan Telescope
ROCKFORD, Ill., Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope and Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc. today announced the start of manufacturing and assembly of the largest telescope mount...
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Giant Magellan Telescope Enclosure Ready for Construction
June 13, 2024 11:00 ET | Giant Magellan Telescope
PASADENA, Calif., June 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope and IDOM today announced that the telescope’s enclosure, set to be one of the world’s largest astronomical...
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Giant Magellan Telescope Expands Global Science Impact with Taiwanese Partner
February 21, 2024 02:00 ET | Giant Magellan Telescope
PASADENA, CA, Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope today welcomes Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA), a distinguished Taiwanese research...
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Giant Magellan Telescope Expands Global Science Impact with Taiwanese Partner
February 20, 2024 11:00 ET | Giant Magellan Telescope
PASADENA, CA, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope today welcomes Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA), a distinguished Taiwanese research...
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The Giant Magellan Telescope’s Final Mirror Fabrication Begins
September 26, 2023 09:00 ET | Giant Magellan Telescope
PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope begins the four-year process to fabricate and polish its seventh and final primary mirror, the last required to...
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$205 Million Investment Accelerates Construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope
August 02, 2022 08:00 ET | Giant Magellan Telescope
PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope, the most powerful telescope ever engineered using the world’s largest mirrors, today announced it has secured a $205...
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Giant Magellan Telescope Awards IDOM Final Design of its Telescope Enclosure
March 08, 2022 11:00 ET | Giant Magellan Telescope
PASADENA, Calif., March 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope today announced they have awarded IDOM, a renowned engineering and architecture firm based in Spain, a contract to...