The current construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope completed excavations for its foundations in six months instead of the planned 8-months. The foundations of the Giant Magellan Telescope’s ...

Hard rock excavation has officially begun for the Giant Magellan Telescope, a member of the next class of giant ground-based telescopes that promises to revolutionize our view and understanding of the ...

Construction will soon commence on what it set to be the world's most powerful telescope. The Giant Magellan Telescope is engineered with seven of the world's largest mirrors to discover Earth-like ...

Engineers designing the Giant Magellan Telescope celebrated the feat of having their innovative seismic protection design validated by an independent review panel. This group of experts in seismic ...

PASADENA, CA — 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 ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope’s enclosure has rigorous design requirements. One engineering and architecture firm is up for the challenge. When the Giant Magellan Telescope is operational in the late ...

Last week, engineers designing the Giant Magellan Telescope announced that they solved an immense design challenge. Specifically, protecting a 22-story rotating observatory and seven of the world’s ...