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The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT)—the product of more than a century of astronomical research and telescope-building by some of the world’s leading research institutions—will open a new window on the universe for the 21st century. Scheduled for completion around 2018, the GMT will have the resolving power of a 24.5-meter (80 foot) primary mirror—far larger than any other telescope ever built. It will answer many of the questions at the forefront of astrophysics today and will pose new and unanticipated riddles for future generations of astronomers. The GMT will produce images up to 10 times sharper than the Hubble Space Telescope. | |
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 Carnegie Institution for Science |
The University of Texas at Austin |
| Harvard University |
The Australian National University |
| Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory |
University of Arizona |
| Texas A&M University |
Astronomy Australia Ltd. |
 Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute |
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News and Features
The Universe's Past, In Close-upThree giant telescopes, many times stronger than any existing today, will allow scientists to study the processes that created the cosmos.
- by John Johnson Jr. Copyright © 2009, The Los Angeles Times.
U. S. Embassy Santiago, Chile Hosts GMTU.S. Ambassador Simons Hosted Dr. Wendy Freedman, Dr. Patrick McCarthy and Dr. Miguel Roth at a one-day workshop to introduce the GMT to the Chilean community.
Australia Funds GMTThe Australian government announced that it will fund their full participation in the GMT project at the level of $88M AUD.
GMT Welcomes KoreaThe South Korean government has approved participation in the GMT project, with the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) as the representative of the Korean astronomical community.
GMT and a U.S. National PartnershipAn Open Letter and Report from GMT to AURA & NSF discusses the benefits to the community of a partnership between GMT and NSF/AURA.