UT Astronomer Appointed President of Organization Building World’s Most Powerful Telescope
January 13, 2026
Taft Armandroff Elected to Chair Giant Magellan Telescope Board of Directors
November 4, 2025
UT Austin Welcomes MIT to Giant Magellan Telescope International Consortium
September 30, 2025
Giant Magellan Telescope Advances to National Science Foundation Final Design Phase
June 13, 2025
Northwestern University Joins Giant Magellan Telescope International Consortium
December 13, 2024
Giant Magellan Telescope Begins Primary Mirror Support System Testing
October 15, 2024
Giant Magellan Telescope Launches Program to Enhance Accessibility in Astronomy Education
September 30, 2024
Giant Magellan Telescope Enclosure Ready for Construction
June 13, 2024
National Science Board Announces Federal Investment Recommendation
March 4, 2024
Giant Magellan Telescope Expands Global Science Impact with Taiwanese Partner
February 20, 2024
The Giant Magellan Telescope’s Final Mirror Fabrication Begins
September 26, 2023
Investment from UT Austin, Other Partners Accelerates Construction of Giant Magellan Telescope
August 2, 2022
Giant Magellan Telescope Awards IDOM Final Design of its Telescope Enclosure
March 8, 2022
National Academy of Sciences Report Ranks US Extremely Large Telescope Program, Including the Giant Magellan Telescope, as Top Priority for US Astronomy in the 2020s
November 8, 2021
Weizmann Institute of Science Joins University of Texas at Austin, Partners in Giant Magellan Telescope Project
