Giant Magellan Telescope Mount Fabrication Begins 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...

Giant Magellan Telescope Enclosure Ready for Construction 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...

Giant Magellan Telescope Expands Global Science Impact with Taiwanese Partner 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...

The Giant Magellan Telescope’s Final Mirror Fabrication Begins 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...

$205 Million Investment Accelerates Construction of the 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...