I have been writing about the Giant Magellan Telescope for a long time. Nearly two decades ago, for example, I wrote that ...
The Square Kilometer Array will have its first light next year, and the Extremely Large Telescope will be completed and ...
Coming from one of the world's largest astrophysical research institutes, I can tell you, the anticipation across the global space science community is electric.
In the middle of Chile's Atacama desert, there's lots of activity as construction on the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is still underway, with cranes helping to move pieces in place. The ELT is the ...
Prior to World War II the vast majority of telescopes built around the world were funded by wealthy people with an interest in the heavens above. However, after the war, two significant developments ...