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Giant Magellan Telescope Enclosure Ready for Construction

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목요일, 6월 13, 2024
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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 facilities, passed its final design review and is now ready for construction in Chile. The review marks a major milestone for the telescope, which is now 40% under construction and on track to be operational by the early 2030s.

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  • 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 facilities , passed its final design review and is now ready for construction in Chile.
  • “A team of ten international subject matter experts validated two years of design work by IDOM and the Giant Magellan Telescope.
  • We are very grateful for the committee’s professional assessment as we proceed towards construction,” said Bruce Bigelow, the Site Infrastructure, Enclosure, and Facilities Manager for the Giant Magellan Telescope.
  • With the enclosure design milestone complete, the Giant Magellan Telescope is now preparing a global search for a firm to leave their mark on the future of astronomy with construction of the enclosure.

Giant Magellan Telescope Expands Global Science Impact with Taiwanese Partner

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수요일, 2월 21, 2024
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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 institute, into its international consortium.

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  • 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 institute, into its international consortium.
  • ASIAA's inclusion expands the consortium to 14 international research institutions, underscoring Giant Magellan’s significance to the global astronomy community and the consortium’s commitment to prioritizing global collaboration for the advancement of science.
  • “We are thrilled to welcome ASIAA into our international consortium of distinguished partners,” said Dr. Walter Massey, Board Chair of the Giant Magellan Telescope.
  • This collective investment in the Giant Magellan Telescope is a testament that science can transcend boundaries and bind humanity together for good.”
    The astronomical research and instrumental development capabilities in Taiwan have received international recognition.

Giant Magellan Telescope Expands Global Science Impact with Taiwanese Partner

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화요일, 2월 20, 2024
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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 institute, into its international consortium.

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  • 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 institute, into its international consortium.
  • ASIAA's inclusion expands the consortium to 14 international research institutions, underscoring Giant Magellan’s significance to the global astronomy community and the consortium’s commitment to prioritizing global collaboration for the advancement of science.
  • “We are thrilled to welcome ASIAA into our international consortium of distinguished partners,” said Dr. Walter Massey, Board Chair of the Giant Magellan Telescope.
  • This collective investment in the Giant Magellan Telescope is a testament that science can transcend boundaries and bind humanity together for good.”
    The astronomical research and instrumental development capabilities in Taiwan have received international recognition.

The Giant Magellan Telescope’s Final Mirror Fabrication Begins

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화요일, 9월 26, 2023
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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 complete the telescope’s 368 square meter light collecting surface, the world’s largest and most challenging optics ever produced.

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  • 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 complete the telescope’s 368 square meter light collecting surface, the world’s largest and most challenging optics ever produced.
  • “We are thrilled to be closing in on another milestone in the fabrication of the Giant Magellan Telescope.”
    The most recently completed primary mirror is ready for integration into a giant support system prototype early next year for final optical performance testing.
  • The Giant Magellan Telescope will be the first extremely large telescope to complete its primary mirror array.
  • “We are in an important stage of fabrication, with much of the manufacturing happening in the United States,” shares Robert Shelton, President of the Giant Magellan Telescope.

$205 Million Investment Accelerates Construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope

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화요일, 8월 2, 2022
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PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope, the most powerful telescope ever engineered using the worlds largest mirrors, today announced it has secured a $205 million investment from its international consortium to accelerate construction.

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  • PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope, the most powerful telescope ever engineered using the worlds largest mirrors, today announced it has secured a $205 million investment from its international consortium to accelerate construction.
  • We are honored to receive this investment in our future, said Dr. Robert Shelton, President of Giant Magellan Telescope.
  • The funding comes after the National Academy of Sciences Astro2020 Decadal Survey evaluated the Giant Magellan Telescope as a core partner of the United States Extremely Large Telescope Program.
  • This latest $205 million investment round positions the Giant Magellan Telescope to be one of the first in a new generation of extremely large telescopes to be constructed.

Giant Magellan Telescope Awards IDOM Final Design of its Telescope Enclosure

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화요일, 3월 8, 2022
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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 complete the telescope enclosure design by 2024.

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  • 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 complete the telescope enclosure design by 2024.
  • The Giant Magellan Telescopes 65-meter-tall enclosure must overcome two key challenges in protecting its giant mirrors extreme earthquakes and weather.
  • IDOM will design the Giant Magellan Telescopes enclosure to be as sustainable as possible, using the latest technologies and environmental design practices.
  • The Giant Magellan Telescope is the work of an international consortium of leading universities and research institutions representing five countries.

US Extremely Large Telescope Program Ranked As Top Astro2020 Initiative

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금요일, 11월 5, 2021
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The report ranked the US Extremely Large Telescope Program (US-ELTP) as the top frontier project for ground-based observatories, recommending federal support for the final construction stages of the Giant Magellan Telescope.

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  • The report ranked the US Extremely Large Telescope Program (US-ELTP) as the top frontier project for ground-based observatories, recommending federal support for the final construction stages of the Giant Magellan Telescope.
  • The recommendation detailed that building an extremely large telescope is absolutely essential if the United States is to maintain a position as a leader in ground-based astronomy.
  • After all, we designed the Giant Magellan Telescope to discover the unknown, and its the unimaginable discoveries that could change humanity forever.
  • The Giant Magellan Telescope was evaluated in Astro2020 as a core partner of the US-ELTP.

Weizmann Institute of Science Joins Giant Magellan Telescope, a Top Priority for Science Worldwide

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화요일, 10월 19, 2021
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On September 14, 2021, the GMTO Corporation welcomed the Weizmann Institute of Science into its international consortium of distinguished universities and research institutions building the Giant Magellan Telescope.

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  • On September 14, 2021, the GMTO Corporation welcomed the Weizmann Institute of Science into its international consortium of distinguished universities and research institutions building the Giant Magellan Telescope.
  • The addition of the Weizmann Institute of Science is a giant win for our international consortium, said Walter Massey, board chair of the GMTO Corporation and former director of the National Science Foundation.
  • The Weizmann Institute of Science is a distinguished multidisciplinary research institution from Israel.
  • Joining the GMTO consortium is a huge leap forward for the Weizmann Institute of Science, said Professor Avishay Gal-Yam, head of the Deloro Center for Space and Optics at the Weizmann Institute.

Engineering Marvel: Sixth Mirror Cast for Giant Magellan Telescope

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금요일, 3월 5, 2021
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The Giant Magellan Telescope announces fabrication of the sixth of seven of the worlds largest monolithic mirrors.

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  • The Giant Magellan Telescope announces fabrication of the sixth of seven of the worlds largest monolithic mirrors.
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    Rendering of inside GMT's enclosure (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The most important part of a telescope is its light-collecting mirror, said James Fanson, Project Manager of the Giant Magellan Telescope.
  • Once operational, the Giant Magellan Telescope will produce images ten times sharper than the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • The fifth mirror was cast in November 2017, and the seventh mirror is expected to be cast in 2023.

Giant Magellan Telescope Earns Top Marks in Earthquake Safety, a First in Observatory Design

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수요일, 12월 16, 2020
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We need a seismic isolation system to keep the telescope operational, said Dr. Bruce Bigelow, the Giant Magellan Telescopes Site, Enclosure, and Facilities Manager.

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  • We need a seismic isolation system to keep the telescope operational, said Dr. Bruce Bigelow, the Giant Magellan Telescopes Site, Enclosure, and Facilities Manager.
  • The Giant Magellan Telescope is a new 25-meter class ground-based telescope being constructed at Las Campanas Observatory in Chiles Atacama Desert, one of the best locations on Earth to view the universe.
  • Because the Giant Magellan Telescopes seismic isolation system serves as the telescope foundation, it must be very reliable.
  • For more information about the Giant Magellan Telescope, visit gmto.org
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