The #GiantMagellanTelescope received official approval from the National Science Foundation (NSF) confirming that the observatory will advance into its Major Facilities Final Design Phase, one of the final steps before becoming eligible for federal construction funding: https://astro.arizona.edu/news/giant-magellan-telescope-advances-national-science-foundation-final-design-phase

Carnegie Scientists Share How the Giant Magellan Will Change Astronomy

https://carnegiescience.edu/carnegie-scientists-share-how-giant-magellan-will-change-astronomy

#carnegie #science #GiantMagellan #GiantMagellanTelescope #GMT #telescope #LasCampanas #LCO #observatory #Chile #Atacama #desert #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #astronomers #universe #planets #exoplanets #astrobiology #biosignatures #stars #clusters #galaxies #darkmatter #solarsystem #STEM

#NSF’s board anticipates the agency will not have enough funds to support construction of both the #ThirtyMeterTelescope (#TMT) and #GiantMagellanTelescope (#GMT), which are competing against an array of other proposed infrastructure projects. #astronomy #telescopes

https://ww2.aip.org/fyi/nsf-likely-to-drop-one-of-two-giant-telescopes-from-consideration-for-construction-funds

Two giant US telescopes threatened by funding cap

Thirty Meter Telescope and Giant Magellan Telescope might need to compete for survival in face of federal spending limit.

https://nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00623-6

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Just a Few Pixels Would let Astronomers Map Surface Features on an Exoplanet Like Oceans and Deserts https://www.universetoday.com/155336/just-a-few-pixels-would-let-astronomers-map-surface-features-on-an-exoplanet-like-oceans-and-deserts/ #europeanextremelylargetelescope #giantmagellantelescope #exoplanetsurfaces #exoplanets #astronomy #modelling #images #earth