They may have to compete with entrepreneurs flocking to the moon for business and mining. Gazing at the moon, you may see a face or a round of cheese, but some astronomers see the ideal spot for their ...
I have been writing about the Giant Magellan Telescope for a long time. Nearly two decades ago, for example, I wrote that ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — One of the largest telescopes ever built is one step closer to completion. On June 12, the National Science Foundation announced that the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is entering the ...
The catch: It will have to be on the moon ...
You’ve got a laser cutter. You’ve got a 3D printer. What do you make? [Ayushmaan45] suggests a telescope. The modest instrument isn’t going to do serious astronomy with only 8X worth of optics, but it ...
NASA scientists are currently working on plans to build a giant radio telescope in a nearly mile-wide crater on the "dark side" of the moon. If approved, it could be constructed as early as the 2030s ...
HONOLULU (AP) — A $1.4 billion project to build one of the world's largest telescopes is up against intense protests by Native Hawaiians and others who say building it on the Big Island's Mauna Kea ...
With the help of Texas schools, the Giant Magellan Telescope, one of the largest telescopes ever built, is entering the final ...