The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) has joined the Thirty Meter Telescope Project (TMT). As an Observer, China will participate in planning the ...

The National Optical Astronomy Observatory is working on the development of the proposed 30-meter telescope, or TMT, a giant telescope that is to be the next generation in ground-based astronomy.

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The desire for ever larger telescopes has driven astronomers relentlessly for nearly 400 years. In 1610, Galileo discovered the moons of Jupiter using a telescope with a lens not much ...

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The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awarded $17.5 million to the University of California for collaboration with the California Institute of Technology on a project intended to build the world’s ...

Spotting Earth-like planets is nearly impossible with conventional telescopes, but researchers propose a bold fix: a ...

Technological limitations for manufacturing large, round telescopes has experts considering unconventional shapes to improve ...

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