The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) Consortium* announces that the GMT will be constructed at Cerro Las Campanas, Chile. This location was selected for its high altitude, dry climate, dark skies, and ...

ROCKFORD, IL — August 28, 2024 — The Giant Magellan Telescope and Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc. today announced the start of manufacturing and assembly of the largest telescope mount built in the ...

PASADENA, Calif. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope today announced that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has joined its international ...

Pasadena, CA. The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), the first extremely large new-generation telescope to begin production, has gained a new partner-the Australian ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — Rockford is contributing to major advancements in manufacturing, hitting a big milestone on a new first-of-its-kind telescope. This comes as Ingersoll Machine Tools is working ...

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, ...

PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The GMTO Corporation, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit and international consortium building the Giant Magellan Telescope, today announced a leadership ...

World’s largest optical mirror successfully installed on support system prototype for the first time to validate telescope’s extraordinary performance. Installation of one of GMT’s 8.4-m-diameter ...

Engineers began blasting a home for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) on a mountaintop in Chile on Friday. Meanwhile, back in Tucson, the second of two giant mirrors being cast for the GMT is still ...

As the 10th American institution to invest, Massachusetts Institute of Technology expands the Giant Magellan Telescope international consortium to 16 members from the United States, Chile, Australia, ...