The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is a collaborative effort between universities and research organizations to develop and build a state-of-the-art next-generation extremely large telescope.

The Giant Magellan Telescope will open new avenues of scientific exploration, including:

• Understanding the origin and evolution of planetary systems,
• Witnessing the formation of stars, galaxies and black holes,
• Exploring the properties of dark matter and dark energy in the cosmos.

• Project Overview and Status (December 2008): (pdf) discusses the GMT Partnership, Telescope Properties, Science Goals and Schedule.
• Technical Overview: describes the Telescope Structure, Mirrors, Enclosure, Instruments and Site.
• Science Mission: discusses the Scientific Priorities motivating the GMT Project.
• GMT and AURA, NSF and the Community: (pdf) discusses the benefits to the community of a partnership between GMT and NSF/AURA.