Archive for: Giant Magellan Telescope

 

Meet the World’s Biggest Telescope

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The view from the remote, barren Andes Mountains in northern Chile stretches for miles, over waves of bare, dun-colored peaks rolling to each horizon. More importantly,...

 
 

McDonald Observatory: 75 Years of Studying the Stars

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When banker William Johnson McDonald died in 1926, he left nearly $1 million to the The University of Texas at Austin in his estate, and for a very particular purpose:...

 
 

UT Astronomers Discover Most Distant Known Galaxy

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As the McDonald Observatory gears up to celebrate its 75th year as an internationally renowned scientific hub, astronomers at UT have yet another landmark discovery...

 
 

UT Partners On World’s Largest Telescope

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UT is often on the forefront of innovation in the astronomy field. But one project—the Giant Magellan Telescope—is changing not only the world, but also galaxies...

 
 
 
 
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