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Giant magellan telescope project moves closer to reality

The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is advancing through its final design phase as researchers seek funding for construction. Once completed, the 25.4-meter telescope will be one of the world’s largest and is expected to become operational in the 2030s

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A rendering of the Giant Magellan Telescope.  PIC COURTESY/GMT Corp

A rendering of the Giant Magellan Telescope. PIC COURTESY/GMT Corp

The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) project is in the making, with its final design phase underway as the team behind the project seek further funding to make the dream of the 25.4-meter (83 feet) multi-mirror telescope a reality. 

The GMT is one of three telescopes roughly in the thirty-meter (~98 feet) class that should come online in the 2030s. 

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